STATUS: RELEASED @8482000

The Hiring Spree

v1.1.0 September 21, 2026 87 new cards · 10 cards changed · 210 other content changes · 5 notes Shipped to itch Sep 21 1 run filed on this build

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[h1]The Hiring Spree[/h1]
[i]Full notes with card art: [url=https://ultracapitalism.chromagolem.com/changelog/1.1.0]https://ultracapitalism.chromagolem.com/changelog/1.1.0[/url][/i]
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The biggest content drop since launch: 87 new cards, 54 new events, 25 new vendors and 25 new rivals. Two new keywords come with the wave — When Sold, for cards that pay out as you let them go, and Burnout, which turns the speed floor into something cards can build around.

[h2]New assets[/h2]
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[*][b]Golden Highrise[/b] (Uncommon · Property) — Gain 30 Moat. This permanently gains +10 Moat.
[*][b]Key Person Insurance[/b] (Rare · Benefit) — Inflict 30 Loss. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, permanently gain 8 Funding and 40 Moat.
[*][b]Paid Lobbyist[/b] (Uncommon · Human, Scheme) — Apply 3 Scandal to the rival. Whenever the rival gains Scandal, Profit 8.
[*][b]Rent Is Due[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 20 for each Property you own.
[*][b]Vacant Lot[/b] (Common · Property) — When you sell this, gain 30 Funding.
[*][b]Exit Interview[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Profit 30. When you sell this, gain 1 XP.
[*][b]Acqui-hire[/b] (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain a random small Employee.
[*][b]Adoption Drive[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Gain 5 Moat. When you sell this, gain a random Animal.
[*][b]Adrenaline Junkie[/b] (Common · Human) — Inflict 20 Loss. Windfall 40% while Burned Out.
[*][b]Alumni Network[/b] (Common · Benefit) — Profit 10. When you sell an Employee, this permanently gains +10 Profit.
[*][b]Black Turtleneck[/b] (Uncommon · Property, Scheme) — Gain 20 Valuation. Fast Track a random Scheme 1s. Gain 1 Scandal.
[*][b]Blameless Post-Mortem[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Gain 40 Moat. Remove 2 Scandal. When one of your assets is Audited, Fast Track this 2s.
[*][b]Brand Equity[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain 50 Valuation.
[*][b]Caffeine Addict[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 10. Fast Track this 2s.
[*][b]Catered Lunch[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 20 Moat. Your Employees produce +10 Moat.
[*][b]Coffee Chat[/b] (Common · Benefit) — Profit 20. When either adjacent Employee activates, Fast Track both adjacent Employees 0.5s.
[*][b]Comeback Kid[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 10. When this stops being Burned Out, permanently gain +10 Profit.
[*][b]Community EBITDA[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Gain 30 Valuation. Profit 15. Gain 2 Debt.
[*][b]Company Store[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Profit 8 for each of your Employees. Gain 1 Debt.
[*][b]Daily Standup[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Slow your Employees by 1s. Inflict 30 Loss for each Employee you control.
[*][b]Dog-Friendly Office[/b] (Uncommon · Property) — Profit 60. For each Animal you control, gain 30 Moat.
[*][b]Doorman[/b] (Common · Human, Service) — Gain 20 Moat. Remove 2 Scandal.
[*][b]Early Retirement[/b] (Rare · Benefit) — Liquidate the Employee to your right. Permanently gain +10 Valuation.
[*][b]Employee of the Month[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Inflict 25 Loss for each of your Burned Out assets.
[*][b]Fire Marshal[/b] (Uncommon · Human) — Inflict 20 Loss for every Burned Out asset on the field.
[*][b]Free Dinner After Eight[/b] (Common · Benefit) — Overwork the Employee to your right 1.5s. Whenever it Burns Out, Profit 40.
[*][b]Golden Handcuffs[/b] (Rare · Scheme) — Slow adjacent Employees by 1s. Adjacent Employees cannot be Liquidated.
[*][b]Goodwill Hunting[/b] (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain a random small Machine.
[*][b]Grindset[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 20. Inflict 20 Loss. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, inflict 10 Loss.
[*][b]Hostile Takeover[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Inflict 10 Loss, plus Loss equal to 60% of your Moat.
[*][b]Keycard[/b] (Uncommon · Machine) — Gain 20 Moat. The Machine to your right cannot be Slowed or Audited.
[*][b]Kombucha Tap[/b] (Common · Service, Property, Benefit) — Gain 40 Moat. Gain 1 Scandal.
[*][b]Legacy System[/b] (Common · Machine) — Profit 20. Inflict 30 Loss. When you sell this, lose 20 Valuation.
[*][b]Licensing Deal[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 10, plus Profit equal to 60% of your Moat.
[*][b]Loyal Worker[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 50. When one of your assets is Liquidated, Overwork this 2s.
[*][b]Lunch 'n Learn[/b] (Common · Benefit) — Profit 20. A random Employee of yours gains +20 Profit.
[*][b]Martyr Complex[/b] (Common · Human) — Gain 40 Moat. When this Burns Out, gain 100 Moat.
[*][b]Mental Health Day[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Slow your Humans 1s. Restock your assets 2. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, Fast Track this 1s.
[*][b]Miracle Analyzer[/b] (Rare · Machine, Scheme) — Profit 50. Apply 2 Debt and 1 Scandal. When this is Audited, take 40 Loss and Liquidate this.
[*][b]Nap Pod[/b] (Common · Property, Benefit) — Audit one of your Employees 1s. Gain 50 Moat.
[*][b]Networking Event[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain three random small Humans.
[*][b]Noise-Cancelling Headphones[/b] (Rare · Machine, Benefit) — Overwork adjacent Employees 2s. Adjacent Employees cannot be Slowed or Audited.
[*][b]Loose Cannon[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Inflict 50 Loss. Scale +2 while Burned Out.
[*][b]Office Bully[/b] (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — Inflict 100 Loss. Liquidate a random friendly Employee.
[*][b]On-Call Pager[/b] (Common · Machine) — Overwork a random friendly Employee 1s. Profit 30.
[*][b]Open House[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Gain 8 Moat. When you sell this, gain a random Property.
[*][b]Overtime Pay[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 30 Moat. Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, inflict 30 Loss.
[*][b]Performance Improvement Plan[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Profit 20. Overwork an adjacent Employee 2s.
[*][b]Personal Trainer[/b] (Uncommon · Human, Service, Benefit) — The Employee to your right gains +5 Loss. Overwork it 1s.
[*][b]Ping Pong Table[/b] (Uncommon · Property, Benefit) — Fast Track adjacent Employees 1s. Overwork adjacent Employees 1s.
[*][b]Pizza Party[/b] (Common · Benefit) — Overwork adjacent Employees 1s. Profit 15.
[*][b]Poison Pill[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Fast Track the rival's fastest asset 3s. Whenever a rival asset Burns Out, inflict 40 Loss.
[*][b]Quiet Quitter[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 20. Scale +2 while Burned Out.
[*][b]Rage Quit[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Inflict 60 Loss. When this Burns Out, Liquidate it and inflict 200 Loss.
[*][b]Request for Proposal[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Profit 8. When you sell this, gain a random Service.
[*][b]Rest & Vest[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 150.
[*][b]Retainer Agreement[/b] (Common · Service) — Profit 10. When you sell this, permanently gain 1 Revenue.
[*][b]Sabbatical[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 100 Moat. Whenever one of your Employees stops being Burned Out, Profit 100.
[*][b]Salvage Yard[/b] (Common · Property) — Profit 10. When you sell a Machine, this permanently gains +10 Profit.
[*][b]Security System[/b] (Uncommon · Property, Machine) — Gain 20 Moat. Whenever one of your assets is Audited or Slowed, Audit the rival's fastest asset 2s.
[*][b]Severance Package[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, permanently gain 5 Funding.
[*][b]Skillful Mentor[/b] (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — A random Employee of yours gains +20 Profit. When you sell this, upgrade a random Employee.
[*][b]Solo Maintainer[/b] (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — Gain 30 Moat. Profit 15. When this is Liquidated, Audit your board for 4s.
[*][b]Space Heater[/b] (Common · Machine) — Gain 15 Moat. While Burned Out, Overwork adjacent Employees 1s.
[*][b]Spin-off[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain two random small assets.
[*][b]Stealth Mode[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Gain 60 Moat. Reduce your Scandal by 1.
[*][b]Sudden Death Market[/b] (Rare · Scheme) — Overwork all assets 1s. Whenever any asset stops being Burned Out, Liquidate it.
[*][b]Sudden Pivot[/b] (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain a random small Scheme.
[*][b]Sympathy Card[/b] (Common · Benefit) — Gain 30 Moat. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, Fast Track your other assets 0.5s.
[*][b]Tech Debt[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Fast Track adjacent assets 1s. Gain 1 Debt.
[*][b]Terrible Boss[/b] (Uncommon · Human) — Inflict 40 Loss. Overwork your Burned Out Employees 1s.
[*][b]The Idea Guy[/b] (Common · Human) — Profit 10. Windfall 25%.
[*][b]Two-Pizza Team[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 15. Inflict 10 Loss. Scale +1 while you control 2 or fewer Employees.
[*][b]Union Rep[/b] (Uncommon · Human) — Gain 30 Moat. Whenever a rival asset Burns Out, Slow it 2s.
[*][b]Union Worker[/b] (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 50. Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, Slow your Employees 1s.
[*][b]Unlimited PTO[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 20 Moat. Your Employees act 10% faster. Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, gain 20 Moat.
[*][b]User Data[/b] (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain 20 Valuation.
[*][b]Vaporware[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Inflict 30 Loss. Gain 1 Debt.
[*][b]Wellness Program[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Fast Track your Employees 0.1s. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, gain 20 Moat.
[*][b]Whistleblower[/b] (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — Inflict 40 Loss. Whenever a rival Employee Burns Out, Slow all Employees 1s.
[*][b]Human in the Loop[/b] (Uncommon · AI, Scheme) — Inflict 30 Loss. Gain 20 Moat. When an adjacent Human activates, Fast Track this 1s. If you control no Humans, this is Audited for 4s.
[*][b]Stock Options[/b] (Uncommon · Benefit) — Permanently gain +6 Valuation. Your Employees produce 5 less Profit.
[*][b]Backup Drives[/b] (Common · Machine) — Gain 8 Moat. Whenever one of your Machines is Liquidated, Refurbish it.
[*][b]Fleet Lease[/b] (Common · Scheme) — Gain 1 Revenue. When you sell this, gain a random Vehicle.
[*][b]Retraining Program[/b] (Rare · Benefit) — Liquidate your smallest Employee. Your Machines permanently gain +10 Loss.
[*][b]Synthetic Data[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 50. Your AIs produce +10 Profit.
[*][b]Total Deregulation[/b] (Uncommon · Scheme) — Overwork every asset on both boards 2s. Both companies gain 3 Scandal.
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[h2]Assets changes[/h2]
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[*][b]Executive Bonus[/b] [i](Buffed)[/i] — Gain Profit 80/160/320/640 → 160/320/640/1280; Tags + Benefit, − Scheme; “Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit 80.” → “Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit 160.”
   [i]Doubled the profit gained when an employee is liquidated on Executive Bonus from 80/160/320/640 to 160/320/640/1280.[/i]
[*][b]Golden Parachute[/b] — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
[*][b]Comfy Chair[/b] — Tags + Benefit
[*][b]Bankruptcy Lawyer[/b] [i](Buffed)[/i] — Gain Moat 25/50/100/200 → 50/100/200/400; “Gain 25 Moat. The first time your Cash falls below half: remove 100% of your Debt and Profit 70.” → “Gain 50 Moat. The first time your Cash falls below half: remove 100% of your Debt and Profit 70.”
[*][b]Coffee Machine[/b] — Tags + Benefit
[*][b]Expense Account[/b] — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
[*][b]Sales Training[/b] — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
[*][b]Office Parrot[/b] — Apply Scandal 1/2/3/4 → 2; Apply Scandal (2) Rival → Owner; “Apply 1 Scandal. When a rival Human activates, apply 1 Scandal to the rival.” → “Gain 2 Scandal. When a rival Human activates, apply 1 Scandal to the rival.”
   [i]Office Parrot now gains 2 Scandal on activation every 6 seconds instead of applying 1 Scandal to the rival, while keeping the +1 Scandal applied to the rival when an enemy Human activates.[/i]
[*][b]Code Monkey[/b] [i](Reworked)[/i] — Gain Profit — → 5/10/20/40; “Inflict 20 Loss. Scale +1 while adjacent to a Machine.” → “Inflict 20 Loss. Profit 5. Scale +1 while adjacent to a Machine.”
   [i]Sergei's opening kit paid only Revenue, so the first-battle Briefing never had a Profit to point at. Code Monkey gains Profit 5/10/20/40 next to its Loss.[/i]
[*][b]Corporate Retreat[/b] — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
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[h2]New policies[/h2]
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[*][b]Hostile Takeover[/b] (Uncommon) — When the Market Crash begins, inflict Loss equal to 25% of your Moat.
[*][b]Too Big to Fail[/b] (Rare) — The first time you would go under, instead Profit 50% of your Valuation.
[*][b]Trust Disbursement[/b] — At the start of each Year, receive 15 Funding.
[*][b]Winner Take All[/b] (Uncommon) — While ahead on Cash, your assets inflict 10% more Loss.
[*][b]Here Tomorrow[/b] — After a lost battle, receive 15 Funding.
[*][b]Neighborhood Discount[/b] — When you hire a Human, get 5 Funding back.
[*][b]Slow and Steady[/b] (Uncommon) — When one of your assets is Slowed, gain 8 Moat.
[*][b]Weathered the Storm[/b] (Uncommon) — When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.
[*][b]Passive Income[/b] — At the beginning of each year, gain +1 Revenue.
[*][b]Total Rewards[/b] — When one of your Benefits activates, Profit 8.
[*][b]Under Investigation[/b] — Start each battle with 4 Scandal.
[*][b]Any Press Is Good Press[/b] — When Scandal is applied to you, Profit 5.
[*][b]Borrowed Time[/b] (Uncommon) — When Debt is applied to you, Fast Track a random Employee 0.4s.
[*][b]Pet-Friendly Office[/b] — Your Animals act 10% faster.
[*][b]Punching Up[/b] (Uncommon) — While behind on Cash, your assets inflict 15% more Loss.
[*][b]Blitzscaling[/b] (Rare) — Your assets have +15% Windfall chance. Start each battle with 4 Debt.
[*][b]Externalities[/b] (Uncommon) — When Debt is applied to you, inflict 6 Loss.
[*][b]Overclocked[/b] (Uncommon) — At battle start, Overwork your Machines for 3s and take 2 Scandal.
[*][b]Ship It[/b] — When you buy a Machine or an AI, gain 1 XP.
[*][b]Training Run[/b] — When one of your AI activates, Fast Track a random Machine 0.3s.
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[h2]Policies changes[/h2]
[list]
[*][b]Open Door Policy[/b] [i](Buffed)[/i] — Gain Profit 4/6/8/10 → 20/27/34/40; Ability + Employee, − Human; “When one of your Humans activates, Profit 4.” → “When one of your Employees activates, Profit 20.”
   [i]Fires when one of your Employees activates instead of any Human, and pays 20 Profit at Basic, climbing to 40 at Enterprise (was 4 to 10). The two policies no longer overlap.[/i]
[*][b]Grassroots Growth[/b] [i](Buffed)[/i] — Gain Profit 6/8/10/12 → 10/14/17/20; “When one of your Humans activates, Profit 6.” → “When one of your Humans activates, Profit 10.”
   [i]Still fires on every Human activation, but the trickle is now 10 Profit at Basic, climbing to 20 at Enterprise (was 6 to 12).[/i]
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[h2]New events[/h2]
[list]
[*][b]The Benefits Renewal[/b] — Renewal's in. The plan is up eighteen percent, which is funny, because the plan is a ping pong table and a tap. I can make the number go away. Say the *word*.
[*][b]Best Places to Work[/b] — I'm doing a list. Best Places to Work. You're shortlisted, apparently, on the strength of a *tap*. Give me a tour and a quote, or I'll write it without you.
[*][b]Free Dinner After Eight[/b] — Free dinner after eight. I've watched it work. They stay for the food, then they stay because they stayed. The nap pods are for the ones who don't get *home*.
[*][b]The Bargaining Table[/b] — First contract. The list isn't money, mostly. A chair that doesn't hurt, lunch that's food, a day off when someone dies. Sign it and I'll stop *counting*.
[*][b]The Burnout Seminar[/b] — Your people are *vibrating*. That's not a compliment, it's a diagnosis. I can slow them down for a fee, or you can keep calling the vibration culture.
[*][b]The Comp Conversation[/b] — So. I've been here a year. I looked up the going rate and it's, um, *more*. I'm not leaving. I'm just asking what we're doing about it.
[*][b]The Compensation Committee[/b] — Comp committee. Two items. A bonus scheme for the executives, or a retreat for *everyone*, which the executives will attend and everyone else will hear about.
[*][b]The Culture Deck[/b] — Slide nine. Two kinds of company: the ones that give people things, and the ones that make people do things. Both work. Pick before slide ten, it's a *fork*.
[*][b]The Exodus[/b] — Three resignations this week. Nobody said it was the perks. Everybody said it was the perks. I have a list of what brings the last two back. It's *short*.
[*][b]The Exposé[/b] — I have the perks memo. I have the exit interviews. I have a photo of the tap, which is a *water* tap now. It runs Sunday. Spin it, settle it, or read it.
[*][b]The Office Fit-Out[/b] — Lease renewal. I'll fit the place out, within reason, and put it on the rent. Game room, nap pods, whatever the kids want. Or desks. Desks are *free*.
[*][b]The Pizza Party[/b] — Payroll's due and the number doesn't work. It works if we skip raises this year. There's a pizza place that does *corporate*. Nobody's ever quit over pizza.
[*][b]The Retraining Program[/b] — Retraining. Word of the year. Some of them will learn to run the machine and some will learn the machine doesn't need running. Either way, it's *training*.
[*][b]The Severance Negotiation[/b] — Severance. Three drafts. A package for them, which is *kind*. A parachute for you, which is prudent. Insurance on all of them, which is what I'd sign.
[*][b]Unlimited PTO[/b] — Unlimited PTO. Say it slowly. Nobody takes it, because nobody knows how much is *too* much, and the ones who guess wrong warn the rest. It costs you nothing.
[*][b]The Boomerang Hire[/b] — Your first intern, now a vice president somewhere with a climbing wall, quit on principle and came back for the old desk with a severance check and firm opinions about where to invest it.
[*][b]The Divestiture[/b] — A conglomerate spun off a division too big to explain to shareholders and too awkward to sell, then left it on your loading dock with the manual.
[*][b]Eminent Domain[/b] — The city condemned an entire block for a stadium that was never built, and somewhere in the settlement paperwork a parcel and a compensation check ended up in your name.
[*][b]Fan Mail[/b] — A stranger who has laminated every one of your press releases arrived at reception with a scrapbook, a packed lunch, and no intention of leaving.
[*][b]New Hire Orientation[/b] — The new hire arrived on a Monday with a lanyard and a signing perk nobody remembers approving, and both of them stayed.
[*][b]Open Enrollment[/b] — HR's enrollment window closed while you were in a meeting, and the default plan turned out to include something the company actually wanted.
[*][b]Orphaned Weights[/b] — A shuttered lab left its model weights on a public server with a readme that just said 'please', and your engineers were the only ones who took it literally.
[*][b]Pro Bono[/b] — A firm that owes you a favor for reasons nobody will put in writing has assigned you a retainer at no charge, no questions, and no end date.
[*][b]The Repo Lot[/b] — A hedge fund's toy collection was repossessed in the night, and the liquidator sold it by the pound to whoever showed up with a tow hitch.
[*][b]The Storage Auction[/b] — You won a delinquent storage unit sight unseen, and behind three boxes of holiday decorations was something worth the drive.
[*][b]The Swag Bag[/b] — Beneath the stress balls, lanyards, and a branded fidget spinner, the conference tote bag turned out to hold one thing of actual value.
[*][b]The Unclaimed Crate[/b] — Customs seized a shipment of live cargo nobody would sign for, and the auction house paid you to get the crate off their floor before it woke up.
[*][b]Underground Meetup[/b] — In the back room of a shuttered bowling alley, a man in a lanyard explained a strategy that was either brilliant or a felony, then left through the kitchen.
[*][b]Upcycling[/b] — The maker space downstairs rebuilt a scrapped industrial unit as a weekend project, then discovered it no longer fit through their own door.
[*][b]Agile Transformation[/b] — A consultant with a whiteboard and a stopwatch. Everything here makes something else go sooner.
[*][b]Benefits Broker[/b] — Plans, perks and programs, brokered on commission. Everything your staff have been asking for, at a markup.
[*][b]The Blind Auction[/b] — Numbered crates on a concrete floor and an auctioneer who will not say what is in them. Bidding starts now.
[*][b]The Boiler Room[/b] — Forty phones, one script, and a bell that rings every time somebody says yes.
[*][b]The Break Room[/b] — The lights hum, the fridge is labelled, and something in the microwave has been there since Q2.
[*][b]The Bullpen[/b] — Desks pushed together in rows. Nobody here does anything alone, and nobody here can be moved.
[*][b]The Burn Unit[/b] — A clinic that never asks how it happened. Every chart on the wall is a bill for somebody else.
[*][b]Chapter Eleven[/b] — A courtroom annex that smells of photocopier toner. Everyone in line has a plan for after the crash.
[*][b]The Check Casher[/b] — A strip-mall storefront with bars on the glass and a rate on the door that changes by the hour.
[*][b]City Hall[/b] — Take a number. The permit desk closes at four, and every form on the wall is aimed at somebody else.
[*][b]The Coffee Cart[/b] — A cart by the elevators. The espresso is free. The crash is not.
[*][b]The Corner Diner[/b] — Coffee's on. The booth in the back is the boardroom, and the meeting starts whenever it clears.
[*][b]The Deal Room[/b] — A conference room with the blinds drawn. Every folder on the table is either a target or a poison pill.
[*][b]Demo Day[/b] — Twelve founders, ten minutes each, one slide that says Uber for X. The coffee is cold and the valuations are not.
[*][b]The Executive Suite[/b] — Top floor, corner office, a view of every company you have not bought yet. The chairs cost more than your first year.
[*][b]The Factory Floor[/b] — Belts, arms and a floor plan that only makes sense once it is running. Nothing here works alone.
[*][b]The Grindstone[/b] — A coworking loft at 2 a.m. Every desk is taken and nobody is going home.
[*][b]K Street[/b] — Marble lobby, brass nameplates, no company name on any of them. Everyone here bills by the hour and votes by the quarter.
[*][b]Loss Prevention[/b] — A windowless office behind the loading dock. Twelve monitors, one chair, and a binder titled Incidents.
[*][b]The Pawn Shop[/b] — Bars on the window, a bell on the door. Everything here is a loan against something you will sell later.
[*][b]The Racetrack[/b] — Tote board, torn tickets, and a man who will tell you the odds if you ask twice.
[*][b]The Server Farm[/b] — Cold aisle, hot aisle, and a badge reader that has never once worked the first time.
[*][b]The Supply Closet[/b] — Shelves of toner, a mop bucket, and a clipboard that says what is left. Somebody has to restock it.
[*][b]The Trust Office[/b] — Leather chairs, a ticking clock, and a ledger where every line is income you did nothing for.
[*][b]The Union Hall[/b] — Folding chairs, a coffee urn and a sign-up sheet. Nobody in this room works past five.
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[h2]Events changes[/h2]
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[*][b]Factory Floor Dispute[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Hostile Takeover Bid[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]The Cashflow Interrogation[/b] — Option 1 effects 2 → 3; Option 1 effects (2) — → policy.neutral.passive_income; Option 1 effects (3) — → GrantPolicy; Option 1 reply "Exact-ly. You understand the golden rule: cash is a tool, but recurring cashflow is a deity. You don't break the piggy bank; you become the central bank. Here's tranche one. Go multiply it." → "Exact-ly. Cash is a tool; cashflow is a deity. Here's tranche one. Go multiply it."; Option 2 reply "Bzzzt! Wrong. You just revealed your scarcity programming. A million dollars is what people who don't understand money fantasize about. Without aggressive leverage to weaponize that balance sheet, you're just holding a melting ice cube." → "Bzzzt! Scarcity programming. Unleveraged, a million is a melting ice cube."; Option 3 reply "NPV? Temporal discounting? Bro, you're spreadsheet-optimizing your way into mediocrity. That's how accountants think, not visionaries. Go run your little 'lean' startup—I'll send you a postcard from the compounding stratosphere." → "NPV? That's accountant thinking, bro. Enjoy the 'lean' startup. I'll send a postcard."; “A well-dressed man interrupts you on the street. "Quick test—no hesitation: a dollar a day for the rest of your life, or a million dollars right now? Think carefully; there is a right answer."” → “A well-dressed man stops you on the street. "Quick test, no hesitation: a dollar a day for life, or a million dollars right now? There is a right answer."”
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[h2]New vendors[/h2]
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[*][b]Agile Transformation[/b] — Buy Fast Track assets
[*][b]Benefits Broker[/b] — Buy employee perks and benefits
[*][b]The Blind Auction[/b] — Buy sealed mystery lots
[*][b]The Boiler Room[/b] — Buy sales and Market Share assets
[*][b]The Break Room[/b] — Buy break room perks
[*][b]The Bullpen[/b] — Buy adjacency assets
[*][b]The Burn Unit[/b] — Buy Burnout assets
[*][b]Chapter Eleven[/b] — Buy comeback assets
[*][b]The Check Casher[/b] — Buy Debt assets
[*][b]City Hall[/b] — Buy Audits and red tape for the rival
[*][b]The Coffee Cart[/b] — Buy caffeine assets at 20% off
[*][b]The Corner Diner[/b] — Buy hospitality assets
[*][b]The Deal Room[/b] — Buy merger and takeover assets
[*][b]Demo Day[/b] — Buy pitches, pivots and vaporware
[*][b]The Executive Suite[/b] — Buy executive perks at a premium
[*][b]The Factory Floor[/b] — Buy machines that chain together
[*][b]The Grindstone[/b] — Buy Overwork assets
[*][b]K Street[/b] — Buy lobbyists and Scandal assets
[*][b]Loss Prevention[/b] — Buy security and legal cover
[*][b]The Pawn Shop[/b] — Buy assets built to be sold
[*][b]The Racetrack[/b] — Buy Windfall and Scale long shots
[*][b]The Server Farm[/b] — Buy data and server assets
[*][b]The Supply Closet[/b] — Buy consumable assets
[*][b]The Trust Office[/b] — Buy steady Revenue assets
[*][b]The Union Hall[/b] — Hire Burnout-resistant labor
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[h2]Vendors changes[/h2]
[list]
[*][b]The Accountants[/b] — Asset pool changes + Licensing Deal, + Hostile Takeover, + Golden Highrise, + Key Person Insurance, + Paid Lobbyist, + Rent Is Due, + Vacant Lot, + Alumni Network, + Community EBITDA, + Company Store, + Early Retirement, + Fire Marshal, + Miracle Analyzer, + Overtime Pay, + Poison Pill, + Severance Package, + Tech Debt, + Vaporware; Description Sells financial assets → Buy financial assets; “Sells financial assets” → “Buy financial assets”
[*][b]Agency Row[/b] — Asset pool changes + Licensing Deal, + Hostile Takeover, + Paid Lobbyist, + Acqui-hire, + Alumni Network, + Brand Equity, + Community EBITDA, + Employee of the Month, + Golden Handcuffs, + Lunch 'n Learn, + Mental Health Day, + Networking Event, + Request for Proposal, + Retainer Agreement, + Sabbatical, + Spin-off, + Stealth Mode, + Sympathy Card, + Union Rep, + Unlimited PTO, + Wellness Program; Description Sells agency contractors → Hire agencies and contractors; “Sells agency contractors” → “Hire agencies and contractors”
[*][b]AI Summit[/b] — Description Sells AI assets → Buy AI assets at a premium; “Sells AI assets” → “Buy AI assets at a premium”
[*][b]Campus Career Fair[/b] — Asset pool changes + Caffeine Addict, + Comeback Kid, + Loyal Worker, + Office Bully, + Quiet Quitter, + Skillful Mentor, + Union Worker; Description Sells junior talent → Hire junior talent at 20% off; “Sells junior talent” → “Hire junior talent at 20% off”
[*][b]The Classifieds[/b] — Asset pool changes + Adoption Drive, + Adrenaline Junkie, + Caffeine Addict, + Catered Lunch, + Coffee Chat, + Dog-Friendly Office, + Fire Marshal, + Free Dinner After Eight, + Goodwill Hunting, + Keycard, + Kombucha Tap, + Martyr Complex, + Miracle Analyzer, + Loose Cannon, + Open House, + Pizza Party, + Quiet Quitter, + Rage Quit, + Retainer Agreement, + Security System, + Solo Maintainer, + Space Heater, + Sympathy Card, + Terrible Boss, + The Idea Guy; Description Sells odd jobs and local help → Buy odd jobs and local help at 30% off; “Sells odd jobs and local help” → “Buy odd jobs and local help at 30% off”
[*][b]Commercial Showroom[/b] — Description Sells mid-sized 2-slot assets → Buy mid-sized 2-slot assets; “Sells mid-sized 2-slot assets” → “Buy mid-sized 2-slot assets”
[*][b]The Consortium[/b] — Description Sells corporate personnel, strategists, and covert schemes → Hire operatives and buy schemes; “Sells corporate personnel, strategists, and covert schemes” → “Hire operatives and buy schemes”
[*][b]The Corner Kiosk[/b] — Description Sells compact 1-slot assets → Buy small 1-slot assets; “Sells compact 1-slot assets” → “Buy small 1-slot assets”
[*][b]The Day Labor Corner[/b] — Description Sells casual labor and day workers at 50% off → Hire day workers at half price; “Sells casual labor and day workers at 50% off” → “Hire day workers at half price”
[*][b]The Estate Sale[/b] — Asset pool changes + Open House; Description Sells inherited prestige and vintage assets → Buy vintage property and heirlooms; “Sells inherited prestige and vintage assets” → “Buy vintage property and heirlooms”
[*][b]The Flea Market[/b] — Asset pool changes + Salvage Yard; Description Sells eclectic second-hand wares → Buy second-hand assets at 20% off; “Sells eclectic second-hand wares” → “Buy second-hand assets at 20% off”
[*][b]Foreclosure Auction[/b] — Description Sells repossessed commercial real estate at 50% off → Buy foreclosed property at half price; “Sells repossessed commercial real estate at 50% off” → “Buy foreclosed property at half price”
[*][b]Freelance Marketplace[/b] — Asset pool changes + Doorman, + Loyal Worker, + Personal Trainer, + Request for Proposal, + Retainer Agreement, + Solo Maintainer, + The Idea Guy, + Two-Pizza Team, + Human in the Loop; Description Sells freelance talent → Hire freelancers at 25% off; “Sells freelance talent” → “Hire freelancers at 25% off”
[*][b]Garage Sale[/b] — Asset pool changes + Salvage Yard; Description Sells dirt-cheap basement bargains → Buy basement bargains at 30% off; “Sells dirt-cheap basement bargains” → “Buy basement bargains at 30% off”
[*][b]The Hackerspace[/b] — Asset pool changes + Noise-Cancelling Headphones, + On-Call Pager, + User Data, + Sudden Pivot, + Legacy System; Description Sells bootstrapped maker tools and talent → Buy maker tools and tinkerers; “Sells bootstrapped maker tools and talent” → “Buy maker tools and tinkerers”
[*][b]Executive Headhunters[/b] — Description Sells corporate employees and talent → Hire experienced employees; “Sells corporate employees and talent” → “Hire experienced employees”
[*][b]Heavy Industries Expo[/b] — Asset pool changes + Goodwill Hunting, + Ping Pong Table, + Salvage Yard, + Fleet Lease; Description Sells massive 3-slot enterprise assets → Buy massive 3-slot assets; “Sells massive 3-slot enterprise assets” → “Buy massive 3-slot assets”
[*][b]Liquidators[/b] — Description Sells discounted surplus → Buy surplus assets at 30% off; “Sells discounted surplus” → “Buy surplus assets at 30% off”
[*][b]Local Co-op[/b] — Asset pool changes + Adoption Drive, + Exit Interview; Description Sells grassroots neighborhood assets → Buy neighborhood assets; “Sells grassroots neighborhood assets” → “Buy neighborhood assets”
[*][b]Machine Shop[/b] — Description Sells machines and AI → Buy machines and AI; “Sells machines and AI” → “Buy machines and AI”
[*][b]The Night Shift[/b] — Asset pool changes + Hostile Takeover, + Paid Lobbyist, + Adrenaline Junkie, + Community EBITDA, + Daily Standup, + Free Dinner After Eight, + Grindset, + Loose Cannon, + Poison Pill, + Rage Quit, + Security System, + Stealth Mode, + Sudden Death Market, + Sudden Pivot, + Tech Debt, + User Data, + Vaporware, + Whistleblower, + Human in the Loop, + Synthetic Data, + Total Deregulation; Description Sells discount labor → Hire night labor at 25% off; “Sells discount labor” → “Hire night labor at 25% off”
[*][b]Office Max[/b] — Asset pool changes + Goodwill Hunting, + Kombucha Tap, + Legacy System, + Nap Pod, + Noise-Cancelling Headphones, + On-Call Pager, + Ping Pong Table, + Request for Proposal; Description Sells office hardware, furniture, and supplies → Buy office gear and furniture; “Sells office hardware, furniture, and supplies” → “Buy office gear and furniture”
[*][b]Pet Store[/b] — Asset pool changes + Adoption Drive, + Dog-Friendly Office; Description Sells animals → Buy animals at 20% off; “Sells animals” → “Buy animals at 20% off”
[*][b]The Press Room[/b] — Asset pool changes + Paid Lobbyist, + Brand Equity, + Miracle Analyzer, + Whistleblower; Description Sells PR and media assets → Buy PR and media assets; “Sells PR and media assets” → “Buy PR and media assets”
[*][b]Property Expo[/b] — Asset pool changes + Golden Highrise, + Rent Is Due, + Vacant Lot, + Community EBITDA, + Dog-Friendly Office, + Doorman, + Nap Pod, + Open House, + Ping Pong Table, + Security System, + Space Heater; Description Sells large assets → Buy large properties; “Sells large assets” → “Buy large properties”
[*][b]Real Estate Office[/b] — Description Sells commercial properties and leases → Buy commercial property; “Sells commercial properties and leases” → “Buy commercial property”
[*][b]Refurbished Hardware[/b] — Description Sells salvaged machinery and refurbished units at 50% off → Buy refurbished machines at half price; “Sells salvaged machinery and refurbished units at 50% off” → “Buy refurbished machines at half price”
[*][b]Robotics Expo[/b] — Description Sells machines → Buy the latest machines; “Sells machines” → “Buy the latest machines”
[*][b]The Fixer[/b] — Description Sells clandestine corporate schemes → Buy shady schemes; “Sells clandestine corporate schemes” → “Buy shady schemes”
[*][b]Strategic Consultancy[/b] — Description Teaches corporate policies → Adopt corporate policies; “Teaches corporate policies” → “Adopt corporate policies”
[*][b]The Venture Floor[/b] — Description Sells high-stakes assets → Buy high-stakes assets at a premium; “Sells high-stakes assets” → “Buy high-stakes assets at a premium”
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[h2]New rivals[/h2]
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[*][b]Always Be Closing[/b]
[*][b]Blank Check Co.[/b]
[*][b]The Board of Directors[/b]
[*][b]Cancel Anytime Inc.[/b]
[*][b]Cayman Consolidated[/b]
[*][b]Est. 1953[/b]
[*][b]Free Lunch Ltd.[/b]
[*][b]Fusion Next Year, Inc.[/b]
[*][b]Interns Unlimited[/b]
[*][b]The Lemonade Stand[/b]
[*][b]Load-Bearing Dave, LLC[/b]
[*][b]Local 404[/b]
[*][b]Macrohard[/b]
[*][b]McKinslay & Company[/b]
[*][b]Muttual Fund[/b]
[*][b]Panopticon Analytics[/b]
[*][b]Rent Is Due, LLC[/b]
[*][b]Rise & Grind Inc.[/b]
[*][b]Robbin' Hood Securities[/b]
[*][b]Salesfarce[/b]
[*][b]Slapchat[/b]
[*][b]Slow & Steady Savings & Loan[/b]
[*][b]The Bear Case[/b]
[*][b]Two Guys in a Garage[/b]
[*][b]Upline Essentials[/b]
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[h2]Rivals changes[/h2]
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[*][b]Amazoff[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Apphole[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Basement Holdings LLC[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Capitol Gains[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Benevolent Systems[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]ClickFarm UltraGrowth[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Co-Synergy[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Country Club Syndicate[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Cowboy Patent Holdings[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Crunch Culture[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Dun & Badstreet Recovery[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Enterprise Procurements[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Facesmack[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]First Local Savings[/b] — Year 1 valuation 80 → 120
   [i]Local Competitor's Year-1 Valuation goes 80 to 120 so no founder finishes the first fight before the Market Crash, which is the fight's whole lesson. You still win it.[/i]
[*][b]Former Co-Founder[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Fractional CFO LLP[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Gearworks Ltd.[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Googol[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Granite Holdings[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]The Hostile Bid[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Hustle House[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]InstantClones Ltd.[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]The Iron Line[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Lights Out[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Matcha & Microdose[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]The Muckrakers[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Municipal Inspector[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Neztflix[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Old Money Trust[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Poachers & Poachers LLC[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Prompt Wrappers[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]SeedForge Accelerator[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Severance & Co.[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Silicon Dreams[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Singularity Fund[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]SpaghettiCode Offshore[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Surplus Office Mart[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]The Audit[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]The Firm[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]The Open Office[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Theranonsense[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Tokenomics DAO[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]True Believers[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Tweeter[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Ubur[/b] — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
[*][b]Upstream Pillagers[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
[*][b]Upvote Cartel[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]Venture Horizon Bank[/b] — Max year 4 → 3
[*][b]WeWerk[/b] — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
[*][b]Zero-Click Answers[/b] — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
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[i]Art: 230 new portraits, 1 redrawn.[/i]
[h2]New features[/h2]
[list]
[*][b]When Sold: a new kind of card effect[/b] — Cards can now carry an effect that fires when you sell them, at the Tier you sold them at: a permanent Valuation or Revenue bump, or a random asset of a chosen size in hand. Some cards react to other sales instead and grow for good — Salvage Yard gains Profit every time you sell a Machine.
[*][b]Burnout: the speed floor gets a keyword and a flame[/b] — No asset acts more than once a second, and speed pushed past that is now lost rather than banked. An asset the floor is pacing is Burned Out: it catches fire on the board, flares again on every Fast Track or Overwork that lands while it burns, and cools off one clean recharge after the pushing stops. Cards can pay off on it — Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, when an Employee stops being Burned Out, Scale +2 while Burned Out, Overwork your Burned Out Employees.
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[h2]Improvements[/h2]
[list]
[*][b]Benefit: a tag for the perks[/b] — Employee perks are their own tribe now. Wellness Program, Sabbatical, Mental Health Day, Overtime Pay, Sympathy Card, Catered Lunch, Lunch 'n Learn, Coffee Chat, Corporate Retreat, Executive Bonus, Expense Account, Sales Training and Golden Parachute are Benefits rather than Schemes; Coffee Machine, Ping Pong Table, Nap Pod, Kombucha Tap, Comfy Chair, Personal Trainer and Noise-Cancelling Headphones are Benefits as well as what they were.
[*][b]Cards can act on the asset that triggered them[/b] — A reaction can now name "it": Slow the rival asset that just Burned Out, Liquidate whichever asset cools off. Cards can also count how many assets are Burned Out.
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[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]
[list]
[*][b]Surplus reactions no longer fire on the rival's overflow[/b] — Cards and Policies that read "whenever you Surplus" were also firing when the rival's Cash overflowed. They now react only to your own Surplus, as written.
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# The Hiring Spree

Full notes with card art: https://ultracapitalism.chromagolem.com/changelog/1.1.0

The biggest content drop since launch: 87 new cards, 54 new events, 25 new vendors and 25 new rivals. Two new keywords come with the wave — **When Sold**, for cards that pay out as you let them go, and **Burnout**, which turns the speed floor into something cards can build around.

## New assets

- **Golden Highrise** (Uncommon · Property) — Gain 30 Moat. This permanently gains +10 Moat.
- **Key Person Insurance** (Rare · Benefit) — Inflict 30 Loss. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, permanently gain 8 Funding and 40 Moat.
- **Paid Lobbyist** (Uncommon · Human, Scheme) — Apply 3 Scandal to the rival. Whenever the rival gains Scandal, Profit 8.
- **Rent Is Due** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 20 for each Property you own.
- **Vacant Lot** (Common · Property) — When you sell this, gain 30 Funding.
- **Exit Interview** (Common · Scheme) — Profit 30. When you sell this, gain 1 XP.
- **Acqui-hire** (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain a random small Employee.
- **Adoption Drive** (Common · Scheme) — Gain 5 Moat. When you sell this, gain a random Animal.
- **Adrenaline Junkie** (Common · Human) — Inflict 20 Loss. Windfall 40% while Burned Out.
- **Alumni Network** (Common · Benefit) — Profit 10. When you sell an Employee, this permanently gains +10 Profit.
- **Black Turtleneck** (Uncommon · Property, Scheme) — Gain 20 Valuation. Fast Track a random Scheme 1s. Gain 1 Scandal.
- **Blameless Post-Mortem** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Gain 40 Moat. Remove 2 Scandal. When one of your assets is Audited, Fast Track this 2s.
- **Brand Equity** (Uncommon · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain 50 Valuation.
- **Caffeine Addict** (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 10. Fast Track this 2s.
- **Catered Lunch** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 20 Moat. Your Employees produce +10 Moat.
- **Coffee Chat** (Common · Benefit) — Profit 20. When either adjacent Employee activates, Fast Track both adjacent Employees 0.5s.
- **Comeback Kid** (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 10. When this stops being Burned Out, permanently gain +10 Profit.
- **Community EBITDA** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Gain 30 Valuation. Profit 15. Gain 2 Debt.
- **Company Store** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Profit 8 for each of your Employees. Gain 1 Debt.
- **Daily Standup** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Slow your Employees by 1s. Inflict 30 Loss for each Employee you control.
- **Dog-Friendly Office** (Uncommon · Property) — Profit 60. For each Animal you control, gain 30 Moat.
- **Doorman** (Common · Human, Service) — Gain 20 Moat. Remove 2 Scandal.
- **Early Retirement** (Rare · Benefit) — Liquidate the Employee to your right. Permanently gain +10 Valuation.
- **Employee of the Month** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Inflict 25 Loss for each of your Burned Out assets.
- **Fire Marshal** (Uncommon · Human) — Inflict 20 Loss for every Burned Out asset on the field.
- **Free Dinner After Eight** (Common · Benefit) — Overwork the Employee to your right 1.5s. Whenever it Burns Out, Profit 40.
- **Golden Handcuffs** (Rare · Scheme) — Slow adjacent Employees by 1s. Adjacent Employees cannot be Liquidated.
- **Goodwill Hunting** (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain a random small Machine.
- **Grindset** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 20. Inflict 20 Loss. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, inflict 10 Loss.
- **Hostile Takeover** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Inflict 10 Loss, plus Loss equal to 60% of your Moat.
- **Keycard** (Uncommon · Machine) — Gain 20 Moat. The Machine to your right cannot be Slowed or Audited.
- **Kombucha Tap** (Common · Service, Property, Benefit) — Gain 40 Moat. Gain 1 Scandal.
- **Legacy System** (Common · Machine) — Profit 20. Inflict 30 Loss. When you sell this, lose 20 Valuation.
- **Licensing Deal** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 10, plus Profit equal to 60% of your Moat.
- **Loyal Worker** (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 50. When one of your assets is Liquidated, Overwork this 2s.
- **Lunch 'n Learn** (Common · Benefit) — Profit 20. A random Employee of yours gains +20 Profit.
- **Martyr Complex** (Common · Human) — Gain 40 Moat. When this Burns Out, gain 100 Moat.
- **Mental Health Day** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Slow your Humans 1s. Restock your assets 2. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, Fast Track this 1s.
- **Miracle Analyzer** (Rare · Machine, Scheme) — Profit 50. Apply 2 Debt and 1 Scandal. When this is Audited, take 40 Loss and Liquidate this.
- **Nap Pod** (Common · Property, Benefit) — Audit one of your Employees 1s. Gain 50 Moat.
- **Networking Event** (Uncommon · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain three random small Humans.
- **Noise-Cancelling Headphones** (Rare · Machine, Benefit) — Overwork adjacent Employees 2s. Adjacent Employees cannot be Slowed or Audited.
- **Loose Cannon** (Common · Human, Employee) — Inflict 50 Loss. Scale +2 while Burned Out.
- **Office Bully** (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — Inflict 100 Loss. Liquidate a random friendly Employee.
- **On-Call Pager** (Common · Machine) — Overwork a random friendly Employee 1s. Profit 30.
- **Open House** (Common · Scheme) — Gain 8 Moat. When you sell this, gain a random Property.
- **Overtime Pay** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 30 Moat. Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, inflict 30 Loss.
- **Performance Improvement Plan** (Common · Scheme) — Profit 20. Overwork an adjacent Employee 2s.
- **Personal Trainer** (Uncommon · Human, Service, Benefit) — The Employee to your right gains +5 Loss. Overwork it 1s.
- **Ping Pong Table** (Uncommon · Property, Benefit) — Fast Track adjacent Employees 1s. Overwork adjacent Employees 1s.
- **Pizza Party** (Common · Benefit) — Overwork adjacent Employees 1s. Profit 15.
- **Poison Pill** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Fast Track the rival's fastest asset 3s. Whenever a rival asset Burns Out, inflict 40 Loss.
- **Quiet Quitter** (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 20. Scale +2 while Burned Out.
- **Rage Quit** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Inflict 60 Loss. When this Burns Out, Liquidate it and inflict 200 Loss.
- **Request for Proposal** (Common · Scheme) — Profit 8. When you sell this, gain a random Service.
- **Rest & Vest** (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 150.
- **Retainer Agreement** (Common · Service) — Profit 10. When you sell this, permanently gain 1 Revenue.
- **Sabbatical** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 100 Moat. Whenever one of your Employees stops being Burned Out, Profit 100.
- **Salvage Yard** (Common · Property) — Profit 10. When you sell a Machine, this permanently gains +10 Profit.
- **Security System** (Uncommon · Property, Machine) — Gain 20 Moat. Whenever one of your assets is Audited or Slowed, Audit the rival's fastest asset 2s.
- **Severance Package** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, permanently gain 5 Funding.
- **Skillful Mentor** (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — A random Employee of yours gains +20 Profit. When you sell this, upgrade a random Employee.
- **Solo Maintainer** (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — Gain 30 Moat. Profit 15. When this is Liquidated, Audit your board for 4s.
- **Space Heater** (Common · Machine) — Gain 15 Moat. While Burned Out, Overwork adjacent Employees 1s.
- **Spin-off** (Uncommon · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain two random small assets.
- **Stealth Mode** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Gain 60 Moat. Reduce your Scandal by 1.
- **Sudden Death Market** (Rare · Scheme) — Overwork all assets 1s. Whenever any asset stops being Burned Out, Liquidate it.
- **Sudden Pivot** (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain a random small Scheme.
- **Sympathy Card** (Common · Benefit) — Gain 30 Moat. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, Fast Track your other assets 0.5s.
- **Tech Debt** (Common · Scheme) — Fast Track adjacent assets 1s. Gain 1 Debt.
- **Terrible Boss** (Uncommon · Human) — Inflict 40 Loss. Overwork your Burned Out Employees 1s.
- **The Idea Guy** (Common · Human) — Profit 10. Windfall 25%.
- **Two-Pizza Team** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 15. Inflict 10 Loss. Scale +1 while you control 2 or fewer Employees.
- **Union Rep** (Uncommon · Human) — Gain 30 Moat. Whenever a rival asset Burns Out, Slow it 2s.
- **Union Worker** (Common · Human, Employee) — Profit 50. Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, Slow your Employees 1s.
- **Unlimited PTO** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Gain 20 Moat. Your Employees act 10% faster. Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, gain 20 Moat.
- **User Data** (Common · Scheme) — When you sell this, gain 20 Valuation.
- **Vaporware** (Common · Scheme) — Inflict 30 Loss. Gain 1 Debt.
- **Wellness Program** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Fast Track your Employees 0.1s. Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, gain 20 Moat.
- **Whistleblower** (Uncommon · Human, Employee) — Inflict 40 Loss. Whenever a rival Employee Burns Out, Slow all Employees 1s.
- **Human in the Loop** (Uncommon · AI, Scheme) — Inflict 30 Loss. Gain 20 Moat. When an adjacent Human activates, Fast Track this 1s. If you control no Humans, this is Audited for 4s.
- **Stock Options** (Uncommon · Benefit) — Permanently gain +6 Valuation. Your Employees produce 5 less Profit.
- **Backup Drives** (Common · Machine) — Gain 8 Moat. Whenever one of your Machines is Liquidated, Refurbish it.
- **Fleet Lease** (Common · Scheme) — Gain 1 Revenue. When you sell this, gain a random Vehicle.
- **Retraining Program** (Rare · Benefit) — Liquidate your smallest Employee. Your Machines permanently gain +10 Loss.
- **Synthetic Data** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Profit 50. Your AIs produce +10 Profit.
- **Total Deregulation** (Uncommon · Scheme) — Overwork every asset on both boards 2s. Both companies gain 3 Scandal.

## Assets changes

- **Executive Bonus** _(Buffed)_ — Gain Profit 80/160/320/640 → 160/320/640/1280; Tags + Benefit, − Scheme; “Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit 80.” → “Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit 160.”
  - _Doubled the profit gained when an employee is liquidated on Executive Bonus from 80/160/320/640 to 160/320/640/1280._
- **Golden Parachute** — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
- **Comfy Chair** — Tags + Benefit
- **Bankruptcy Lawyer** _(Buffed)_ — Gain Moat 25/50/100/200 → 50/100/200/400; “Gain 25 Moat. The first time your Cash falls below half: remove 100% of your Debt and Profit 70.” → “Gain 50 Moat. The first time your Cash falls below half: remove 100% of your Debt and Profit 70.”
- **Coffee Machine** — Tags + Benefit
- **Expense Account** — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
- **Sales Training** — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme
- **Office Parrot** — Apply Scandal 1/2/3/4 → 2; Apply Scandal (2) Rival → Owner; “Apply 1 Scandal. When a rival Human activates, apply 1 Scandal to the rival.” → “Gain 2 Scandal. When a rival Human activates, apply 1 Scandal to the rival.”
  - _Office Parrot now gains 2 Scandal on activation every 6 seconds instead of applying 1 Scandal to the rival, while keeping the +1 Scandal applied to the rival when an enemy Human activates._
- **Code Monkey** _(Reworked)_ — Gain Profit — → 5/10/20/40; “Inflict 20 Loss. Scale +1 while adjacent to a Machine.” → “Inflict 20 Loss. Profit 5. Scale +1 while adjacent to a Machine.”
  - _Sergei's opening kit paid only Revenue, so the first-battle Briefing never had a Profit to point at. Code Monkey gains Profit 5/10/20/40 next to its Loss._
- **Corporate Retreat** — Tags + Benefit, − Scheme

## New policies

- **Hostile Takeover** (Uncommon) — When the Market Crash begins, inflict Loss equal to 25% of your Moat.
- **Too Big to Fail** (Rare) — The first time you would go under, instead Profit 50% of your Valuation.
- **Trust Disbursement** — At the start of each Year, receive 15 Funding.
- **Winner Take All** (Uncommon) — While ahead on Cash, your assets inflict 10% more Loss.
- **Here Tomorrow** — After a lost battle, receive 15 Funding.
- **Neighborhood Discount** — When you hire a Human, get 5 Funding back.
- **Slow and Steady** (Uncommon) — When one of your assets is Slowed, gain 8 Moat.
- **Weathered the Storm** (Uncommon) — When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.
- **Passive Income** — At the beginning of each year, gain +1 Revenue.
- **Total Rewards** — When one of your Benefits activates, Profit 8.
- **Under Investigation** — Start each battle with 4 Scandal.
- **Any Press Is Good Press** — When Scandal is applied to you, Profit 5.
- **Borrowed Time** (Uncommon) — When Debt is applied to you, Fast Track a random Employee 0.4s.
- **Pet-Friendly Office** — Your Animals act 10% faster.
- **Punching Up** (Uncommon) — While behind on Cash, your assets inflict 15% more Loss.
- **Blitzscaling** (Rare) — Your assets have +15% Windfall chance. Start each battle with 4 Debt.
- **Externalities** (Uncommon) — When Debt is applied to you, inflict 6 Loss.
- **Overclocked** (Uncommon) — At battle start, Overwork your Machines for 3s and take 2 Scandal.
- **Ship It** — When you buy a Machine or an AI, gain 1 XP.
- **Training Run** — When one of your AI activates, Fast Track a random Machine 0.3s.

## Policies changes

- **Open Door Policy** _(Buffed)_ — Gain Profit 4/6/8/10 → 20/27/34/40; Ability + Employee, − Human; “When one of your Humans activates, Profit 4.” → “When one of your Employees activates, Profit 20.”
  - _Fires when one of your Employees activates instead of any Human, and pays 20 Profit at Basic, climbing to 40 at Enterprise (was 4 to 10). The two policies no longer overlap._
- **Grassroots Growth** _(Buffed)_ — Gain Profit 6/8/10/12 → 10/14/17/20; “When one of your Humans activates, Profit 6.” → “When one of your Humans activates, Profit 10.”
  - _Still fires on every Human activation, but the trickle is now 10 Profit at Basic, climbing to 20 at Enterprise (was 6 to 12)._

## New events

- **The Benefits Renewal** — Renewal's in. The plan is up eighteen percent, which is funny, because the plan is a ping pong table and a tap. I can make the number go away. Say the *word*.
- **Best Places to Work** — I'm doing a list. Best Places to Work. You're shortlisted, apparently, on the strength of a *tap*. Give me a tour and a quote, or I'll write it without you.
- **Free Dinner After Eight** — Free dinner after eight. I've watched it work. They stay for the food, then they stay because they stayed. The nap pods are for the ones who don't get *home*.
- **The Bargaining Table** — First contract. The list isn't money, mostly. A chair that doesn't hurt, lunch that's food, a day off when someone dies. Sign it and I'll stop *counting*.
- **The Burnout Seminar** — Your people are *vibrating*. That's not a compliment, it's a diagnosis. I can slow them down for a fee, or you can keep calling the vibration culture.
- **The Comp Conversation** — So. I've been here a year. I looked up the going rate and it's, um, *more*. I'm not leaving. I'm just asking what we're doing about it.
- **The Compensation Committee** — Comp committee. Two items. A bonus scheme for the executives, or a retreat for *everyone*, which the executives will attend and everyone else will hear about.
- **The Culture Deck** — Slide nine. Two kinds of company: the ones that give people things, and the ones that make people do things. Both work. Pick before slide ten, it's a *fork*.
- **The Exodus** — Three resignations this week. Nobody said it was the perks. Everybody said it was the perks. I have a list of what brings the last two back. It's *short*.
- **The Exposé** — I have the perks memo. I have the exit interviews. I have a photo of the tap, which is a *water* tap now. It runs Sunday. Spin it, settle it, or read it.
- **The Office Fit-Out** — Lease renewal. I'll fit the place out, within reason, and put it on the rent. Game room, nap pods, whatever the kids want. Or desks. Desks are *free*.
- **The Pizza Party** — Payroll's due and the number doesn't work. It works if we skip raises this year. There's a pizza place that does *corporate*. Nobody's ever quit over pizza.
- **The Retraining Program** — Retraining. Word of the year. Some of them will learn to run the machine and some will learn the machine doesn't need running. Either way, it's *training*.
- **The Severance Negotiation** — Severance. Three drafts. A package for them, which is *kind*. A parachute for you, which is prudent. Insurance on all of them, which is what I'd sign.
- **Unlimited PTO** — Unlimited PTO. Say it slowly. Nobody takes it, because nobody knows how much is *too* much, and the ones who guess wrong warn the rest. It costs you nothing.
- **The Boomerang Hire** — Your first intern, now a vice president somewhere with a climbing wall, quit on principle and came back for the old desk with a severance check and firm opinions about where to invest it.
- **The Divestiture** — A conglomerate spun off a division too big to explain to shareholders and too awkward to sell, then left it on your loading dock with the manual.
- **Eminent Domain** — The city condemned an entire block for a stadium that was never built, and somewhere in the settlement paperwork a parcel and a compensation check ended up in your name.
- **Fan Mail** — A stranger who has laminated every one of your press releases arrived at reception with a scrapbook, a packed lunch, and no intention of leaving.
- **New Hire Orientation** — The new hire arrived on a Monday with a lanyard and a signing perk nobody remembers approving, and both of them stayed.
- **Open Enrollment** — HR's enrollment window closed while you were in a meeting, and the default plan turned out to include something the company actually wanted.
- **Orphaned Weights** — A shuttered lab left its model weights on a public server with a readme that just said 'please', and your engineers were the only ones who took it literally.
- **Pro Bono** — A firm that owes you a favor for reasons nobody will put in writing has assigned you a retainer at no charge, no questions, and no end date.
- **The Repo Lot** — A hedge fund's toy collection was repossessed in the night, and the liquidator sold it by the pound to whoever showed up with a tow hitch.
- **The Storage Auction** — You won a delinquent storage unit sight unseen, and behind three boxes of holiday decorations was something worth the drive.
- **The Swag Bag** — Beneath the stress balls, lanyards, and a branded fidget spinner, the conference tote bag turned out to hold one thing of actual value.
- **The Unclaimed Crate** — Customs seized a shipment of live cargo nobody would sign for, and the auction house paid you to get the crate off their floor before it woke up.
- **Underground Meetup** — In the back room of a shuttered bowling alley, a man in a lanyard explained a strategy that was either brilliant or a felony, then left through the kitchen.
- **Upcycling** — The maker space downstairs rebuilt a scrapped industrial unit as a weekend project, then discovered it no longer fit through their own door.
- **Agile Transformation** — A consultant with a whiteboard and a stopwatch. Everything here makes something else go sooner.
- **Benefits Broker** — Plans, perks and programs, brokered on commission. Everything your staff have been asking for, at a markup.
- **The Blind Auction** — Numbered crates on a concrete floor and an auctioneer who will not say what is in them. Bidding starts now.
- **The Boiler Room** — Forty phones, one script, and a bell that rings every time somebody says yes.
- **The Break Room** — The lights hum, the fridge is labelled, and something in the microwave has been there since Q2.
- **The Bullpen** — Desks pushed together in rows. Nobody here does anything alone, and nobody here can be moved.
- **The Burn Unit** — A clinic that never asks how it happened. Every chart on the wall is a bill for somebody else.
- **Chapter Eleven** — A courtroom annex that smells of photocopier toner. Everyone in line has a plan for after the crash.
- **The Check Casher** — A strip-mall storefront with bars on the glass and a rate on the door that changes by the hour.
- **City Hall** — Take a number. The permit desk closes at four, and every form on the wall is aimed at somebody else.
- **The Coffee Cart** — A cart by the elevators. The espresso is free. The crash is not.
- **The Corner Diner** — Coffee's on. The booth in the back is the boardroom, and the meeting starts whenever it clears.
- **The Deal Room** — A conference room with the blinds drawn. Every folder on the table is either a target or a poison pill.
- **Demo Day** — Twelve founders, ten minutes each, one slide that says Uber for X. The coffee is cold and the valuations are not.
- **The Executive Suite** — Top floor, corner office, a view of every company you have not bought yet. The chairs cost more than your first year.
- **The Factory Floor** — Belts, arms and a floor plan that only makes sense once it is running. Nothing here works alone.
- **The Grindstone** — A coworking loft at 2 a.m. Every desk is taken and nobody is going home.
- **K Street** — Marble lobby, brass nameplates, no company name on any of them. Everyone here bills by the hour and votes by the quarter.
- **Loss Prevention** — A windowless office behind the loading dock. Twelve monitors, one chair, and a binder titled Incidents.
- **The Pawn Shop** — Bars on the window, a bell on the door. Everything here is a loan against something you will sell later.
- **The Racetrack** — Tote board, torn tickets, and a man who will tell you the odds if you ask twice.
- **The Server Farm** — Cold aisle, hot aisle, and a badge reader that has never once worked the first time.
- **The Supply Closet** — Shelves of toner, a mop bucket, and a clipboard that says what is left. Somebody has to restock it.
- **The Trust Office** — Leather chairs, a ticking clock, and a ledger where every line is income you did nothing for.
- **The Union Hall** — Folding chairs, a coffee urn and a sign-up sheet. Nobody in this room works past five.

## Events changes

- **Factory Floor Dispute** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Hostile Takeover Bid** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **The Cashflow Interrogation** — Option 1 effects 2 → 3; Option 1 effects (2) — → policy.neutral.passive_income; Option 1 effects (3) — → GrantPolicy; Option 1 reply "Exact-ly. You understand the golden rule: cash is a tool, but recurring cashflow is a deity. You don't break the piggy bank; you become the central bank. Here's tranche one. Go multiply it." → "Exact-ly. Cash is a tool; cashflow is a deity. Here's tranche one. Go multiply it."; Option 2 reply "Bzzzt! Wrong. You just revealed your scarcity programming. A million dollars is what people who don't understand money fantasize about. Without aggressive leverage to weaponize that balance sheet, you're just holding a melting ice cube." → "Bzzzt! Scarcity programming. Unleveraged, a million is a melting ice cube."; Option 3 reply "NPV? Temporal discounting? Bro, you're spreadsheet-optimizing your way into mediocrity. That's how accountants think, not visionaries. Go run your little 'lean' startup—I'll send you a postcard from the compounding stratosphere." → "NPV? That's accountant thinking, bro. Enjoy the 'lean' startup. I'll send a postcard."; “A well-dressed man interrupts you on the street. "Quick test—no hesitation: a dollar a day for the rest of your life, or a million dollars right now? Think carefully; there is a right answer."” → “A well-dressed man stops you on the street. "Quick test, no hesitation: a dollar a day for life, or a million dollars right now? There is a right answer."”

## New vendors

- **Agile Transformation** — Buy Fast Track assets
- **Benefits Broker** — Buy employee perks and benefits
- **The Blind Auction** — Buy sealed mystery lots
- **The Boiler Room** — Buy sales and Market Share assets
- **The Break Room** — Buy break room perks
- **The Bullpen** — Buy adjacency assets
- **The Burn Unit** — Buy Burnout assets
- **Chapter Eleven** — Buy comeback assets
- **The Check Casher** — Buy Debt assets
- **City Hall** — Buy Audits and red tape for the rival
- **The Coffee Cart** — Buy caffeine assets at 20% off
- **The Corner Diner** — Buy hospitality assets
- **The Deal Room** — Buy merger and takeover assets
- **Demo Day** — Buy pitches, pivots and vaporware
- **The Executive Suite** — Buy executive perks at a premium
- **The Factory Floor** — Buy machines that chain together
- **The Grindstone** — Buy Overwork assets
- **K Street** — Buy lobbyists and Scandal assets
- **Loss Prevention** — Buy security and legal cover
- **The Pawn Shop** — Buy assets built to be sold
- **The Racetrack** — Buy Windfall and Scale long shots
- **The Server Farm** — Buy data and server assets
- **The Supply Closet** — Buy consumable assets
- **The Trust Office** — Buy steady Revenue assets
- **The Union Hall** — Hire Burnout-resistant labor

## Vendors changes

- **The Accountants** — Asset pool changes + Licensing Deal, + Hostile Takeover, + Golden Highrise, + Key Person Insurance, + Paid Lobbyist, + Rent Is Due, + Vacant Lot, + Alumni Network, + Community EBITDA, + Company Store, + Early Retirement, + Fire Marshal, + Miracle Analyzer, + Overtime Pay, + Poison Pill, + Severance Package, + Tech Debt, + Vaporware; Description Sells financial assets → Buy financial assets; “Sells financial assets” → “Buy financial assets”
- **Agency Row** — Asset pool changes + Licensing Deal, + Hostile Takeover, + Paid Lobbyist, + Acqui-hire, + Alumni Network, + Brand Equity, + Community EBITDA, + Employee of the Month, + Golden Handcuffs, + Lunch 'n Learn, + Mental Health Day, + Networking Event, + Request for Proposal, + Retainer Agreement, + Sabbatical, + Spin-off, + Stealth Mode, + Sympathy Card, + Union Rep, + Unlimited PTO, + Wellness Program; Description Sells agency contractors → Hire agencies and contractors; “Sells agency contractors” → “Hire agencies and contractors”
- **AI Summit** — Description Sells AI assets → Buy AI assets at a premium; “Sells AI assets” → “Buy AI assets at a premium”
- **Campus Career Fair** — Asset pool changes + Caffeine Addict, + Comeback Kid, + Loyal Worker, + Office Bully, + Quiet Quitter, + Skillful Mentor, + Union Worker; Description Sells junior talent → Hire junior talent at 20% off; “Sells junior talent” → “Hire junior talent at 20% off”
- **The Classifieds** — Asset pool changes + Adoption Drive, + Adrenaline Junkie, + Caffeine Addict, + Catered Lunch, + Coffee Chat, + Dog-Friendly Office, + Fire Marshal, + Free Dinner After Eight, + Goodwill Hunting, + Keycard, + Kombucha Tap, + Martyr Complex, + Miracle Analyzer, + Loose Cannon, + Open House, + Pizza Party, + Quiet Quitter, + Rage Quit, + Retainer Agreement, + Security System, + Solo Maintainer, + Space Heater, + Sympathy Card, + Terrible Boss, + The Idea Guy; Description Sells odd jobs and local help → Buy odd jobs and local help at 30% off; “Sells odd jobs and local help” → “Buy odd jobs and local help at 30% off”
- **Commercial Showroom** — Description Sells mid-sized 2-slot assets → Buy mid-sized 2-slot assets; “Sells mid-sized 2-slot assets” → “Buy mid-sized 2-slot assets”
- **The Consortium** — Description Sells corporate personnel, strategists, and covert schemes → Hire operatives and buy schemes; “Sells corporate personnel, strategists, and covert schemes” → “Hire operatives and buy schemes”
- **The Corner Kiosk** — Description Sells compact 1-slot assets → Buy small 1-slot assets; “Sells compact 1-slot assets” → “Buy small 1-slot assets”
- **The Day Labor Corner** — Description Sells casual labor and day workers at 50% off → Hire day workers at half price; “Sells casual labor and day workers at 50% off” → “Hire day workers at half price”
- **The Estate Sale** — Asset pool changes + Open House; Description Sells inherited prestige and vintage assets → Buy vintage property and heirlooms; “Sells inherited prestige and vintage assets” → “Buy vintage property and heirlooms”
- **The Flea Market** — Asset pool changes + Salvage Yard; Description Sells eclectic second-hand wares → Buy second-hand assets at 20% off; “Sells eclectic second-hand wares” → “Buy second-hand assets at 20% off”
- **Foreclosure Auction** — Description Sells repossessed commercial real estate at 50% off → Buy foreclosed property at half price; “Sells repossessed commercial real estate at 50% off” → “Buy foreclosed property at half price”
- **Freelance Marketplace** — Asset pool changes + Doorman, + Loyal Worker, + Personal Trainer, + Request for Proposal, + Retainer Agreement, + Solo Maintainer, + The Idea Guy, + Two-Pizza Team, + Human in the Loop; Description Sells freelance talent → Hire freelancers at 25% off; “Sells freelance talent” → “Hire freelancers at 25% off”
- **Garage Sale** — Asset pool changes + Salvage Yard; Description Sells dirt-cheap basement bargains → Buy basement bargains at 30% off; “Sells dirt-cheap basement bargains” → “Buy basement bargains at 30% off”
- **The Hackerspace** — Asset pool changes + Noise-Cancelling Headphones, + On-Call Pager, + User Data, + Sudden Pivot, + Legacy System; Description Sells bootstrapped maker tools and talent → Buy maker tools and tinkerers; “Sells bootstrapped maker tools and talent” → “Buy maker tools and tinkerers”
- **Executive Headhunters** — Description Sells corporate employees and talent → Hire experienced employees; “Sells corporate employees and talent” → “Hire experienced employees”
- **Heavy Industries Expo** — Asset pool changes + Goodwill Hunting, + Ping Pong Table, + Salvage Yard, + Fleet Lease; Description Sells massive 3-slot enterprise assets → Buy massive 3-slot assets; “Sells massive 3-slot enterprise assets” → “Buy massive 3-slot assets”
- **Liquidators** — Description Sells discounted surplus → Buy surplus assets at 30% off; “Sells discounted surplus” → “Buy surplus assets at 30% off”
- **Local Co-op** — Asset pool changes + Adoption Drive, + Exit Interview; Description Sells grassroots neighborhood assets → Buy neighborhood assets; “Sells grassroots neighborhood assets” → “Buy neighborhood assets”
- **Machine Shop** — Description Sells machines and AI → Buy machines and AI; “Sells machines and AI” → “Buy machines and AI”
- **The Night Shift** — Asset pool changes + Hostile Takeover, + Paid Lobbyist, + Adrenaline Junkie, + Community EBITDA, + Daily Standup, + Free Dinner After Eight, + Grindset, + Loose Cannon, + Poison Pill, + Rage Quit, + Security System, + Stealth Mode, + Sudden Death Market, + Sudden Pivot, + Tech Debt, + User Data, + Vaporware, + Whistleblower, + Human in the Loop, + Synthetic Data, + Total Deregulation; Description Sells discount labor → Hire night labor at 25% off; “Sells discount labor” → “Hire night labor at 25% off”
- **Office Max** — Asset pool changes + Goodwill Hunting, + Kombucha Tap, + Legacy System, + Nap Pod, + Noise-Cancelling Headphones, + On-Call Pager, + Ping Pong Table, + Request for Proposal; Description Sells office hardware, furniture, and supplies → Buy office gear and furniture; “Sells office hardware, furniture, and supplies” → “Buy office gear and furniture”
- **Pet Store** — Asset pool changes + Adoption Drive, + Dog-Friendly Office; Description Sells animals → Buy animals at 20% off; “Sells animals” → “Buy animals at 20% off”
- **The Press Room** — Asset pool changes + Paid Lobbyist, + Brand Equity, + Miracle Analyzer, + Whistleblower; Description Sells PR and media assets → Buy PR and media assets; “Sells PR and media assets” → “Buy PR and media assets”
- **Property Expo** — Asset pool changes + Golden Highrise, + Rent Is Due, + Vacant Lot, + Community EBITDA, + Dog-Friendly Office, + Doorman, + Nap Pod, + Open House, + Ping Pong Table, + Security System, + Space Heater; Description Sells large assets → Buy large properties; “Sells large assets” → “Buy large properties”
- **Real Estate Office** — Description Sells commercial properties and leases → Buy commercial property; “Sells commercial properties and leases” → “Buy commercial property”
- **Refurbished Hardware** — Description Sells salvaged machinery and refurbished units at 50% off → Buy refurbished machines at half price; “Sells salvaged machinery and refurbished units at 50% off” → “Buy refurbished machines at half price”
- **Robotics Expo** — Description Sells machines → Buy the latest machines; “Sells machines” → “Buy the latest machines”
- **The Fixer** — Description Sells clandestine corporate schemes → Buy shady schemes; “Sells clandestine corporate schemes” → “Buy shady schemes”
- **Strategic Consultancy** — Description Teaches corporate policies → Adopt corporate policies; “Teaches corporate policies” → “Adopt corporate policies”
- **The Venture Floor** — Description Sells high-stakes assets → Buy high-stakes assets at a premium; “Sells high-stakes assets” → “Buy high-stakes assets at a premium”

## New rivals

- **Always Be Closing**
- **Blank Check Co.**
- **The Board of Directors**
- **Cancel Anytime Inc.**
- **Cayman Consolidated**
- **Est. 1953**
- **Free Lunch Ltd.**
- **Fusion Next Year, Inc.**
- **Interns Unlimited**
- **The Lemonade Stand**
- **Load-Bearing Dave, LLC**
- **Local 404**
- **Macrohard**
- **McKinslay & Company**
- **Muttual Fund**
- **Panopticon Analytics**
- **Rent Is Due, LLC**
- **Rise & Grind Inc.**
- **Robbin' Hood Securities**
- **Salesfarce**
- **Slapchat**
- **Slow & Steady Savings & Loan**
- **The Bear Case**
- **Two Guys in a Garage**
- **Upline Essentials**

## Rivals changes

- **Amazoff** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Apphole** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Basement Holdings LLC** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Capitol Gains** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Benevolent Systems** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **ClickFarm UltraGrowth** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Co-Synergy** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Country Club Syndicate** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Cowboy Patent Holdings** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Crunch Culture** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Dun & Badstreet Recovery** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Enterprise Procurements** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Facesmack** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **First Local Savings** — Year 1 valuation 80 → 120
  - _Local Competitor's Year-1 Valuation goes 80 to 120 so no founder finishes the first fight before the Market Crash, which is the fight's whole lesson. You still win it._
- **Former Co-Founder** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Fractional CFO LLP** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Gearworks Ltd.** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Googol** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Granite Holdings** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **The Hostile Bid** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Hustle House** — Max year 4 → 3
- **InstantClones Ltd.** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **The Iron Line** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Lights Out** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Matcha & Microdose** — Max year 4 → 3
- **The Muckrakers** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Municipal Inspector** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Neztflix** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Old Money Trust** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Poachers & Poachers LLC** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Prompt Wrappers** — Max year 4 → 3
- **SeedForge Accelerator** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Severance & Co.** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Silicon Dreams** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Singularity Fund** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **SpaghettiCode Offshore** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Surplus Office Mart** — Max year 4 → 3
- **The Audit** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **The Firm** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **The Open Office** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Theranonsense** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Tokenomics DAO** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **True Believers** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Tweeter** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Ubur** — Max year 15 → 10; Min year 13 → 9
- **Upstream Pillagers** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7
- **Upvote Cartel** — Max year 4 → 3
- **Venture Horizon Bank** — Max year 4 → 3
- **WeWerk** — Max year 8 → 6; Min year 5 → 4
- **Zero-Click Answers** — Max year 12 → 8; Min year 9 → 7

_Art: 230 new portraits, 1 redrawn._

## New features

- **When Sold: a new kind of card effect** — Cards can now carry an effect that fires when you sell them, at the Tier you sold them at: a permanent Valuation or Revenue bump, or a random asset of a chosen size in hand. Some cards react to other sales instead and grow for good — Salvage Yard gains Profit every time you sell a Machine.
- **Burnout: the speed floor gets a keyword and a flame** — No asset acts more than once a second, and speed pushed past that is now lost rather than banked. An asset the floor is pacing is Burned Out: it catches fire on the board, flares again on every Fast Track or Overwork that lands while it burns, and cools off one clean recharge after the pushing stops. Cards can pay off on it — Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, when an Employee stops being Burned Out, Scale +2 while Burned Out, Overwork your Burned Out Employees.

## Improvements

- **Benefit: a tag for the perks** — Employee perks are their own tribe now. Wellness Program, Sabbatical, Mental Health Day, Overtime Pay, Sympathy Card, Catered Lunch, Lunch 'n Learn, Coffee Chat, Corporate Retreat, Executive Bonus, Expense Account, Sales Training and Golden Parachute are Benefits rather than Schemes; Coffee Machine, Ping Pong Table, Nap Pod, Kombucha Tap, Comfy Chair, Personal Trainer and Noise-Cancelling Headphones are Benefits as well as what they were.
- **Cards can act on the asset that triggered them** — A reaction can now name "it": Slow the rival asset that just Burned Out, Liquidate whichever asset cools off. Cards can also count how many assets are Burned Out.

## Bug fixes

- **Surplus reactions no longer fire on the rival's overflow** — Cards and Policies that read "whenever you Surplus" were also firing when the rival's Cash overflowed. They now react only to your own Surplus, as written.

The biggest content drop since launch: 87 new cards, 54 new events, 25 new vendors and 25 new rivals. Two new keywords come with the wave — When Sold, for cards that pay out as you let them go, and Burnout, which turns the speed floor into something cards can build around.

New assets 87

Golden Highrise, Key Person Insurance, Paid Lobbyist, +84 more

◈ 30

Golden Highrise

Baron

▼ 30 ◈ 40

Key Person Insurance

Baron

▲ 8

Paid Lobbyist

Baron

▲ 20

Rent Is Due

Baron

Vacant Lot

Baron

▲ 30

Exit Interview

Mom & Pop

Acqui-hire

◈ 5

Adoption Drive

▼ 20

Adrenaline Junkie

▲ 10

Alumni Network

Black Turtleneck

◈ 40

Blameless Post-Mortem

Brand Equity

▲ 10

Caffeine Addict

◈ 20

Catered Lunch

▲ 20

Coffee Chat

▲ 10

Comeback Kid

▲ 15

Community EBITDA

▲ 8

Company Store

▼ 30

Daily Standup

▲ 60 ◈ 30

Dog-Friendly Office

◈ 20

Doorman

Early Retirement

▼ 25

Employee of the Month

▼ 20

Fire Marshal

▲ 40

Free Dinner After Eight

Golden Handcuffs

Goodwill Hunting

▲ 20 ▼ 20

Grindset

▼ 10

Hostile Takeover

◈ 20

Keycard

◈ 40

Kombucha Tap

▲ 20 ▼ 30

Legacy System

▲ 10

Licensing Deal

▲ 50

Loyal Worker

▲ 20

Lunch 'n Learn

◈ 40

Martyr Complex

Mental Health Day

▲ 50 ▼ 40

Miracle Analyzer

◈ 50

Nap Pod

Networking Event

Noise-Cancelling Headphones

▼ 50

Loose Cannon

▼ 100

Office Bully

▲ 30

On-Call Pager

◈ 8

Open House

◈ 30 ▼ 30

Overtime Pay

▲ 20

Performance Improvement Plan

▼ 5

Personal Trainer

Ping Pong Table

▲ 15

Pizza Party

▼ 40

Poison Pill

▲ 20

Quiet Quitter

▼ 60

Rage Quit

▲ 8

Request for Proposal

▲ 150

Rest & Vest

▲ 10

Retainer Agreement

◈ 100 ▲ 100

Sabbatical

▲ 10

Salvage Yard

◈ 20

Security System

◈ 20

Severance Package

Skillful Mentor

◈ 30 ▲ 15

Solo Maintainer

◈ 15

Space Heater

Spin-off

◈ 60

Stealth Mode

Sudden Death Market

Sudden Pivot

◈ 30

Sympathy Card

Tech Debt

▼ 40

Terrible Boss

▲ 10

The Idea Guy

▲ 15 ▼ 10

Two-Pizza Team

◈ 30

Union Rep

▲ 50

Union Worker

◈ 20

Unlimited PTO

User Data

▼ 30

Vaporware

◈ 20

Wellness Program

▼ 40

Whistleblower

▼ 30 ◈ 20

Human in the Loop

Scrappy

Stock Options

Scrappy

◈ 8

Backup Drives

Sergei

⇈ 1

Fleet Lease

Sergei

▼ 10

Retraining Program

Sergei

▲ 50

Synthetic Data

Sergei

Total Deregulation

Sergei

Assets changes 10

2 buffed · 1 reworked · 7 adjusted

Executive Bonus Buffed Baron

Gain Profit 80→160 160→320 320→640 640→1280

Tags

Benefit +

Scheme −

Gain 20 Moat. When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit ~~80.~~160.

Doubled the profit gained when an employee is liquidated on Executive Bonus from 80/160/320/640 to 160/320/640/1280.

Golden Parachute Adjusted Baron

Tags

Benefit +

Scheme −

Comfy Chair Adjusted Mom & Pop

Tags

Benefit +

Bankruptcy Lawyer Buffed

Gain Moat 25→50 50→100 100→200 200→400

Gain 2550 Moat. The first time your Cash falls below half: remove 100% of your Debt and Profit 70.

Coffee Machine Adjusted

Tags

Benefit +

Expense Account Adjusted

Tags

Benefit +

Scheme −

Sales Training Adjusted

Tags

Benefit +

Scheme −

Office Parrot Adjusted Scrappy

Apply Scandal 1→2 2 3→2 4→2

Apply Scandal (2) Rival→Owner

~~Apply 1~~Gain 2 Scandal. When a rival Human activates, apply 1 Scandal to the rival.

Office Parrot now gains 2 Scandal on activation every 6 seconds instead of applying 1 Scandal to the rival, while keeping the +1 Scandal applied to the rival when an enemy Human activates.

Code Monkey Reworked Sergei

Gain Profit new 5 10 20 40

Inflict 20 Loss. Profit 5. Scale +1 while adjacent to a Machine.

Sergei's opening kit paid only Revenue, so the first-battle Briefing never had a Profit to point at. Code Monkey gains Profit 5/10/20/40 next to its Loss.

Corporate Retreat Adjusted Sergei

Tags

Benefit +

Scheme −

New policies 20

Hostile Takeover, Too Big to Fail, Trust Disbursement, +17 more

Hostile Takeover — When the Market Crash begins, inflict Loss equal to 25% of your Moat.

Hostile Takeover

POLICY

▸ When the Market Crash begins, inflict Loss equal to 250% of your Moat.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Market Crash

After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Too Big to Fail — The first time you would go under, instead Profit 50% of your Valuation.

Too Big to Fail

POLICY

▸ The first time you would go under, instead Profit 500% of your Valuation.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 175 Funding
Trust Disbursement — At the start of each Year, receive 15 Funding.

Trust Disbursement

POLICY

▸ At the start of each Year, receive {run0.

▸ 0} Funding.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Winner Take All — While ahead on Cash, your assets inflict 10% more Loss.

Winner Take All

POLICY

▸ While ahead on Cash, your assets inflict 10% more Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Here Tomorrow — After a lost battle, receive 15 Funding.

Here Tomorrow

POLICY

▸ After a lost battle, receive {run0.

▸ 0} Funding.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Neighborhood Discount — When you hire a Human, get 5 Funding back.

Neighborhood Discount

POLICY

▸ When you hire a Human, get {run0.

▸ 0} Funding back.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Slow and Steady — When one of your assets is Slowed, gain 8 Moat.

Slow and Steady

POLICY

▸ When one of your assets is Slowed, gain 8 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Weathered the Storm — When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.

Weathered the Storm

POLICY

▸ When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Market Crash

After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Passive Income — At the beginning of each year, gain +1 Revenue.

Passive Income

POLICY

▸ At the beginning of each year, gain +{run0.

▸ 0} Revenue.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Total Rewards — When one of your Benefits activates, Profit 8.

Total Rewards

POLICY

▸ When one of your Benefits activates, Profit 8.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Under Investigation — Start each battle with 4 Scandal.

Under Investigation

POLICY

▸ Start each battle with 4 Scandal.

Keywords

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 15 Funding
Any Press Is Good Press — When Scandal is applied to you, Profit 5.

Any Press Is Good Press

POLICY

▸ When Scandal is applied to you, Profit 5.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Borrowed Time — When Debt is applied to you, Fast Track a random Employee 0.4s.

Borrowed Time

POLICY

▸ When Debt is applied to you, Fast Track a random Employee 0.

▸ 4s.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Pet-Friendly Office — Your Animals act 10% faster.

Pet-Friendly Office

POLICY

▸ Your Animals act 10% faster.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Punching Up — While behind on Cash, your assets inflict 15% more Loss.

Punching Up

POLICY

▸ While behind on Cash, your assets inflict 15% more Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Blitzscaling — Your assets have +15% Windfall chance. Start each battle with 4 Debt.

Blitzscaling

POLICY

▸ Your assets have +1500% Windfall chance.

▸ Start each battle with 4 Debt.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 175 Funding
Externalities — When Debt is applied to you, inflict 6 Loss.

Externalities

POLICY

▸ When Debt is applied to you, inflict 6 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Overclocked — At battle start, Overwork your Machines for 3s and take 2 Scandal.

Overclocked

POLICY

▸ At battle start, Overwork your Machines for 3s and take 2 Scandal.

Keywords

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 150 Funding
Ship It — When you buy a Machine or an AI, gain 1 XP.

Ship It

POLICY

▸ When you buy a Machine or an AI, gain {run0.

▸ 0} XP.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding
Training Run — When one of your AI activates, Fast Track a random Machine 0.3s.

Training Run

POLICY

▸ When one of your AI activates, Fast Track a random Machine 0.

▸ 3s.

Keywords

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Inspect Directive Dossier →
◆ + 125 Funding

Policies changes 2

2 buffed

Open Door Policy Buffed

Gain Profit 4→20 6→27 8→34 10→40

Ability

Employee +

Human −

When one of your ~~Humans~~Employees activates, Profit 4.20.

all tiers

Basic When one of your ~~Humans~~Employees activates, Profit 4.20.
Plus When one of your ~~Humans~~Employees activates, Profit 6.27.
Pro When one of your ~~Humans~~Employees activates, Profit 8.34.
Ent When one of your ~~Humans~~Employees activates, Profit ~~10.~~40.

Fires when one of your Employees activates instead of any Human, and pays 20 Profit at Basic, climbing to 40 at Enterprise (was 4 to 10). The two policies no longer overlap.

Grassroots Growth Buffed Scrappy

Gain Profit 6→10 8→14 10→17 12→20

When one of your Humans activates, Profit 6.10.

all tiers

Basic When one of your Humans activates, Profit 6.10.
Plus When one of your Humans activates, Profit 8.14.
Pro When one of your Humans activates, Profit ~~10.~~17.
Ent When one of your Humans activates, Profit ~~12.~~20.

Still fires on every Human activation, but the trickle is now 10 Profit at Basic, climbing to 20 at Enterprise (was 6 to 12).

New events 54

The Benefits Renewal, Best Places to Work, Free Dinner After Eight, +51 more

The Benefits Renewal — Renewal's in. The plan is up eighteen percent, which is funny, because the plan is a ping pong table and a tap. I can make the number go away. Say the *word*.
Best Places to Work — I'm doing a list. Best Places to Work. You're shortlisted, apparently, on the strength of a *tap*. Give me a tour and a quote, or I'll write it without you.
Free Dinner After Eight — Free dinner after eight. I've watched it work. They stay for the food, then they stay because they stayed. The nap pods are for the ones who don't get *home*.
The Bargaining Table — First contract. The list isn't money, mostly. A chair that doesn't hurt, lunch that's food, a day off when someone dies. Sign it and I'll stop *counting*.
The Burnout Seminar — Your people are *vibrating*. That's not a compliment, it's a diagnosis. I can slow them down for a fee, or you can keep calling the vibration culture.
The Comp Conversation — So. I've been here a year. I looked up the going rate and it's, um, *more*. I'm not leaving. I'm just asking what we're doing about it.
The Compensation Committee — Comp committee. Two items. A bonus scheme for the executives, or a retreat for *everyone*, which the executives will attend and everyone else will hear about.
The Culture Deck — Slide nine. Two kinds of company: the ones that give people things, and the ones that make people do things. Both work. Pick before slide ten, it's a *fork*.
The Exodus — Three resignations this week. Nobody said it was the perks. Everybody said it was the perks. I have a list of what brings the last two back. It's *short*.
The Exposé — I have the perks memo. I have the exit interviews. I have a photo of the tap, which is a *water* tap now. It runs Sunday. Spin it, settle it, or read it.
The Office Fit-Out — Lease renewal. I'll fit the place out, within reason, and put it on the rent. Game room, nap pods, whatever the kids want. Or desks. Desks are *free*.
The Pizza Party — Payroll's due and the number doesn't work. It works if we skip raises this year. There's a pizza place that does *corporate*. Nobody's ever quit over pizza.
The Retraining Program — Retraining. Word of the year. Some of them will learn to run the machine and some will learn the machine doesn't need running. Either way, it's *training*.
The Severance Negotiation — Severance. Three drafts. A package for them, which is *kind*. A parachute for you, which is prudent. Insurance on all of them, which is what I'd sign.
Unlimited PTO — Unlimited PTO. Say it slowly. Nobody takes it, because nobody knows how much is *too* much, and the ones who guess wrong warn the rest. It costs you nothing.
The Boomerang Hire — Your first intern, now a vice president somewhere with a climbing wall, quit on principle and came back for the old desk with a severance check and firm opinions about where to invest it.
The Divestiture — A conglomerate spun off a division too big to explain to shareholders and too awkward to sell, then left it on your loading dock with the manual.
Eminent Domain — The city condemned an entire block for a stadium that was never built, and somewhere in the settlement paperwork a parcel and a compensation check ended up in your name.
Fan Mail — A stranger who has laminated every one of your press releases arrived at reception with a scrapbook, a packed lunch, and no intention of leaving.
New Hire Orientation — The new hire arrived on a Monday with a lanyard and a signing perk nobody remembers approving, and both of them stayed.
Open Enrollment — HR's enrollment window closed while you were in a meeting, and the default plan turned out to include something the company actually wanted.
Orphaned Weights — A shuttered lab left its model weights on a public server with a readme that just said 'please', and your engineers were the only ones who took it literally.
Pro Bono — A firm that owes you a favor for reasons nobody will put in writing has assigned you a retainer at no charge, no questions, and no end date.
The Repo Lot — A hedge fund's toy collection was repossessed in the night, and the liquidator sold it by the pound to whoever showed up with a tow hitch.
The Storage Auction — You won a delinquent storage unit sight unseen, and behind three boxes of holiday decorations was something worth the drive.
The Swag Bag — Beneath the stress balls, lanyards, and a branded fidget spinner, the conference tote bag turned out to hold one thing of actual value.
The Unclaimed Crate — Customs seized a shipment of live cargo nobody would sign for, and the auction house paid you to get the crate off their floor before it woke up.
Underground Meetup — In the back room of a shuttered bowling alley, a man in a lanyard explained a strategy that was either brilliant or a felony, then left through the kitchen.
Upcycling — The maker space downstairs rebuilt a scrapped industrial unit as a weekend project, then discovered it no longer fit through their own door.
Agile Transformation — A consultant with a whiteboard and a stopwatch. Everything here makes something else go sooner.
Benefits Broker — Plans, perks and programs, brokered on commission. Everything your staff have been asking for, at a markup.
The Blind Auction — Numbered crates on a concrete floor and an auctioneer who will not say what is in them. Bidding starts now.
The Boiler Room — Forty phones, one script, and a bell that rings every time somebody says yes.
The Break Room — The lights hum, the fridge is labelled, and something in the microwave has been there since Q2.
The Bullpen — Desks pushed together in rows. Nobody here does anything alone, and nobody here can be moved.
The Burn Unit — A clinic that never asks how it happened. Every chart on the wall is a bill for somebody else.
Chapter Eleven — A courtroom annex that smells of photocopier toner. Everyone in line has a plan for after the crash.
The Check Casher — A strip-mall storefront with bars on the glass and a rate on the door that changes by the hour.
City Hall — Take a number. The permit desk closes at four, and every form on the wall is aimed at somebody else.
The Coffee Cart — A cart by the elevators. The espresso is free. The crash is not.
The Corner Diner — Coffee's on. The booth in the back is the boardroom, and the meeting starts whenever it clears.
The Deal Room — A conference room with the blinds drawn. Every folder on the table is either a target or a poison pill.
Demo Day — Twelve founders, ten minutes each, one slide that says Uber for X. The coffee is cold and the valuations are not.
The Executive Suite — Top floor, corner office, a view of every company you have not bought yet. The chairs cost more than your first year.
The Factory Floor — Belts, arms and a floor plan that only makes sense once it is running. Nothing here works alone.
The Grindstone — A coworking loft at 2 a.m. Every desk is taken and nobody is going home.
K Street — Marble lobby, brass nameplates, no company name on any of them. Everyone here bills by the hour and votes by the quarter.
Loss Prevention — A windowless office behind the loading dock. Twelve monitors, one chair, and a binder titled Incidents.
The Pawn Shop — Bars on the window, a bell on the door. Everything here is a loan against something you will sell later.
The Racetrack — Tote board, torn tickets, and a man who will tell you the odds if you ask twice.
The Server Farm — Cold aisle, hot aisle, and a badge reader that has never once worked the first time.
The Supply Closet — Shelves of toner, a mop bucket, and a clipboard that says what is left. Somebody has to restock it.
The Trust Office — Leather chairs, a ticking clock, and a ledger where every line is income you did nothing for.
The Union Hall — Folding chairs, a coffee urn and a sign-up sheet. Nobody in this room works past five.

Events changes 3

3 adjusted

Factory Floor Dispute Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Gearworks Ltd. has been poaching your suppliers. Settle it on the balance sheet.

Hostile Takeover Bid Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

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

The Cashflow Interrogation Adjusted

Option 1 effects 2→3

Option 1 effects (2) —→policy.neutral.passive_income

Option 1 effects (3) —→GrantPolicy

Option 1 reply ~~"Exact-ly. You understand the golden rule: cash is a tool, but recurring cashflow is a deity. You don't break the piggy bank; you become the central bank. Here's tranche one. Go multiply it."~~ "Exact-ly. Cash is a tool; cashflow is a deity. Here's tranche one. Go multiply it."

Option 2 reply "Bzzzt! Wrong. You just revealed your scarcity programming. A million dollars is what people who don't understand money fantasize about. Without aggressive leverage to weaponize that balance sheet, you're just holding a melting ice cube." "Bzzzt! Scarcity programming. Unleveraged, a million is a melting ice cube."

Option 3 reply "NPV? Temporal discounting? Bro, you're spreadsheet-optimizing your way into mediocrity. That's how accountants think, not visionaries. Go run your little 'lean' startup—I'll send you a postcard from the compounding stratosphere." "NPV? That's accountant thinking, bro. Enjoy the 'lean' startup. I'll send a postcard."

A well-dressed man ~~interrupts~~stops you on the street. "Quick ~~test—no~~test, no hesitation: a dollar a day for ~~the rest of your~~ life, or a million dollars right now? ~~Think carefully; there~~There is a right answer."

New vendors 25

Agile Transformation, Benefits Broker, The Blind Auction, +22 more

Agile Transformation — Buy Fast Track assets
Benefits Broker — Buy employee perks and benefits
The Blind Auction — Buy sealed mystery lots
The Boiler Room — Buy sales and Market Share assets
The Break Room — Buy break room perks
The Bullpen — Buy adjacency assets
The Burn Unit — Buy Burnout assets
Chapter Eleven — Buy comeback assets
The Check Casher — Buy Debt assets
City Hall — Buy Audits and red tape for the rival
The Coffee Cart — Buy caffeine assets at 20% off
The Corner Diner — Buy hospitality assets
The Deal Room — Buy merger and takeover assets
Demo Day — Buy pitches, pivots and vaporware
The Executive Suite — Buy executive perks at a premium
The Factory Floor — Buy machines that chain together
The Grindstone — Buy Overwork assets
K Street — Buy lobbyists and Scandal assets
Loss Prevention — Buy security and legal cover
The Pawn Shop — Buy assets built to be sold
The Racetrack — Buy Windfall and Scale long shots
The Server Farm — Buy data and server assets
The Supply Closet — Buy consumable assets
The Trust Office — Buy steady Revenue assets
The Union Hall — Hire Burnout-resistant labor

Vendors changes 31

31 adjusted

The Accountants Adjusted

Description Sells financial assets→Buy financial assets

Asset pool changes

Licensing Deal +

Hostile Takeover +

Golden Highrise +

Key Person Insurance +

Paid Lobbyist +

Rent Is Due +

Vacant Lot +

Alumni Network +

Community EBITDA +

Company Store +

Early Retirement +

Fire Marshal +

Miracle Analyzer +

Overtime Pay +

Poison Pill +

Severance Package +

Tech Debt +

Vaporware +

~~Sells~~Buy financial assets

Agency Row Adjusted

Description Sells agency contractors→Hire agencies and contractors

Asset pool changes

Licensing Deal +

Hostile Takeover +

Paid Lobbyist +

Acqui-hire +

Alumni Network +

Brand Equity +

Community EBITDA +

Employee of the Month +

Golden Handcuffs +

Lunch 'n Learn +

Mental Health Day +

Networking Event +

Request for Proposal +

Retainer Agreement +

Sabbatical +

Spin-off +

Stealth Mode +

Sympathy Card +

Union Rep +

Unlimited PTO +

Wellness Program +

~~Sells agency contractors~~ Hire agencies and contractors

AI Summit Adjusted

Description Sells AI assets→Buy AI assets at a premium

~~Sells AI assets~~ Buy AI assets at a premium

Campus Career Fair Adjusted

Description Sells junior talent→Hire junior talent at 20% off

Asset pool changes

Caffeine Addict +

Comeback Kid +

Loyal Worker +

Office Bully +

Quiet Quitter +

Skillful Mentor +

Union Worker +

~~Sells junior talent~~ Hire junior talent at 20% off

The Classifieds Adjusted

Description Sells odd jobs and local help→Buy odd jobs and local help at 30% off

Asset pool changes

Adoption Drive +

Adrenaline Junkie +

Caffeine Addict +

Catered Lunch +

Coffee Chat +

Dog-Friendly Office +

Fire Marshal +

Free Dinner After Eight +

Goodwill Hunting +

Keycard +

Kombucha Tap +

Martyr Complex +

Miracle Analyzer +

Loose Cannon +

Open House +

Pizza Party +

Quiet Quitter +

Rage Quit +

Retainer Agreement +

Security System +

Solo Maintainer +

Space Heater +

Sympathy Card +

Terrible Boss +

The Idea Guy +

~~Sells~~Buy odd jobs and local help at 30% off

Commercial Showroom Adjusted

Description Sells mid-sized 2-slot assets→Buy mid-sized 2-slot assets

~~Sells~~Buy mid-sized 2-slot assets

The Consortium Adjusted

Description ~~Sells corporate personnel, strategists, and covert schemes~~ Hire operatives and buy schemes

~~Sells corporate personnel, strategists, and covert schemes~~ Hire operatives and buy schemes

The Corner Kiosk Adjusted

Description Sells compact 1-slot assets→Buy small 1-slot assets

~~Sells compact~~Buy small 1-slot assets

The Day Labor Corner Adjusted

Description ~~Sells casual labor and day workers at 50% off~~ Hire day workers at half price

~~Sells casual labor and day workers at 50% off~~ Hire day workers at half price

The Estate Sale Adjusted

Asset pool changes

Open House +

Description ~~Sells inherited prestige and vintage assets~~ Buy vintage property and heirlooms

~~Sells inherited prestige and vintage assets~~ Buy vintage property and heirlooms

The Flea Market Adjusted

Description Sells eclectic second-hand wares→Buy second-hand assets at 20% off

Asset pool changes

Salvage Yard +

~~Sells eclectic second-hand wares~~ Buy second-hand assets at 20% off

Foreclosure Auction Adjusted

Description ~~Sells repossessed commercial real estate at 50% off~~ Buy foreclosed property at half price

~~Sells repossessed commercial real estate at 50% off~~ Buy foreclosed property at half price

Freelance Marketplace Adjusted

Description Sells freelance talent→Hire freelancers at 25% off

Asset pool changes

Doorman +

Loyal Worker +

Personal Trainer +

Request for Proposal +

Retainer Agreement +

Solo Maintainer +

The Idea Guy +

Two-Pizza Team +

Human in the Loop +

~~Sells freelance talent~~ Hire freelancers at 25% off

Garage Sale Adjusted

Description Sells dirt-cheap basement bargains→Buy basement bargains at 30% off

Asset pool changes

Salvage Yard +

~~Sells dirt-cheap basement bargains~~ Buy basement bargains at 30% off

The Hackerspace Adjusted

Asset pool changes

Noise-Cancelling Headphones +

On-Call Pager +

User Data +

Sudden Pivot +

Legacy System +

Description ~~Sells bootstrapped~~Buy maker tools and ~~talent~~tinkerers

~~Sells bootstrapped~~Buy maker tools and ~~talent~~tinkerers

Executive Headhunters Adjusted

Description Sells corporate employees and talent→Hire experienced employees

~~Sells corporate employees and talent~~ Hire experienced employees

Heavy Industries Expo Adjusted

Description Sells massive 3-slot enterprise assets→Buy massive 3-slot assets

Asset pool changes

Goodwill Hunting +

Ping Pong Table +

Salvage Yard +

Fleet Lease +

~~Sells~~Buy massive 3-slot ~~enterprise~~ assets

Liquidators Adjusted

Description Sells discounted surplus→Buy surplus assets at 30% off

~~Sells discounted surplus~~ Buy surplus assets at 30% off

Local Co-op Adjusted

Description Sells grassroots neighborhood assets→Buy neighborhood assets

Asset pool changes

Adoption Drive +

Exit Interview +

~~Sells grassroots~~Buy neighborhood assets

Machine Shop Adjusted

Description Sells machines and AI→Buy machines and AI

~~Sells~~Buy machines and AI

The Night Shift Adjusted

Description Sells discount labor→Hire night labor at 25% off

Asset pool changes

Hostile Takeover +

Paid Lobbyist +

Adrenaline Junkie +

Community EBITDA +

Daily Standup +

Free Dinner After Eight +

Grindset +

Loose Cannon +

Poison Pill +

Rage Quit +

Security System +

Stealth Mode +

Sudden Death Market +

Sudden Pivot +

Tech Debt +

User Data +

Vaporware +

Whistleblower +

Human in the Loop +

Synthetic Data +

Total Deregulation +

~~Sells discount labor~~ Hire night labor at 25% off

Office Max Adjusted

Asset pool changes

Goodwill Hunting +

Kombucha Tap +

Legacy System +

Nap Pod +

Noise-Cancelling Headphones +

On-Call Pager +

Ping Pong Table +

Request for Proposal +

Description ~~Sells office hardware, furniture, and supplies~~ Buy office gear and furniture

~~Sells office hardware, furniture, and supplies~~ Buy office gear and furniture

Pet Store Adjusted

Description Sells animals→Buy animals at 20% off

Asset pool changes

Adoption Drive +

Dog-Friendly Office +

~~Sells animals~~ Buy animals at 20% off

The Press Room Adjusted

Description Sells PR and media assets→Buy PR and media assets

Asset pool changes

Paid Lobbyist +

Brand Equity +

Miracle Analyzer +

Whistleblower +

~~Sells~~Buy PR and media assets

Property Expo Adjusted

Description Sells large assets→Buy large properties

Asset pool changes

Golden Highrise +

Rent Is Due +

Vacant Lot +

Community EBITDA +

Dog-Friendly Office +

Doorman +

Nap Pod +

Open House +

Ping Pong Table +

Security System +

Space Heater +

~~Sells large assets~~ Buy large properties

Real Estate Office Adjusted

Description Sells commercial properties and leases→Buy commercial property

~~Sells commercial properties and leases~~ Buy commercial property

Refurbished Hardware Adjusted

Description ~~Sells salvaged machinery and refurbished units at 50% off~~ Buy refurbished machines at half price

~~Sells salvaged machinery and refurbished units at 50% off~~ Buy refurbished machines at half price

Robotics Expo Adjusted

Description Sells machines→Buy the latest machines

~~Sells machines~~ Buy the latest machines

The Fixer Adjusted

Description Sells clandestine corporate schemes→Buy shady schemes

~~Sells clandestine corporate schemes~~ Buy shady schemes

Strategic Consultancy Adjusted

Description Teaches corporate policies→Adopt corporate policies

~~Teaches~~Adopt corporate policies

The Venture Floor Adjusted

Description Sells high-stakes assets→Buy high-stakes assets at a premium

~~Sells high-stakes assets~~ Buy high-stakes assets at a premium

New rivals 25

Always Be Closing, Blank Check Co., The Board of Directors, +22 more

Each with a preview of its final board, the lineup it fields from its last stage on. Hover a card for its stats.

Always Be Closing
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

++

Account Manager

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

7.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ Gain 80% Market Share.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Market Share

A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

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⚡

Leveraged

Pitchman

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 56 Loss.

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Windfall 25%.

Buzzword

Leveraged

▸ +25% Loss, and also apply 1 Debt to yourself.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Commission Structure

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 60.

▸ When one of your Employees inflicts Loss, Profit 16 plus 30% of it.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 32 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Sales Quota

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Your Employees inflict +16 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Personal Trainer

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE BENEFIT

6.0

SEC

▸ The Employee to your right gains +10 Loss.

▸ Overwork it 1.

▸ 5s.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Consultant

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

Sales Training

BASIC

SMALL BENEFIT

8.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 15 Loss.

▸ At the start of each battle, a random Employee of yours permanently gains +3 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Loyalty Program

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

9.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ At the start of the battle, gain 120% Market Share.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Market Share

A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Terrible Boss

BASIC

SMALL HUMAN

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Overwork your Burned Out Employees 1s.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $270 Revenue +$3/s
Blank Check Co.
Years 7–8 · 3 stages

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Chief Storyteller

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

10.0

SEC

▸ Permanently gain +26 Valuation.

▸ Gain 24 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Pitchman

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 56 Loss.

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Windfall 25%.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Keynote Speaker

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

10.0

SEC

▸ Permanently gain +26 Valuation.

▸ Fast Track an adjacent Employee 2s.

Keywords

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Corporate Sponsors

PRO

MEDIUM SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 120 Loss.

▸ When an adjacent asset Profits, Profit 120.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 40 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Price War

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 56 Loss.

▸ Take 18 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Corporate Mole

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL EMPLOYEE

7.0

SEC

▸ The rival loses -20 Valuation.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Trust Fund

PLUS

MEDIUM PROPERTY

12.0

SEC

▸ Profit 240.

▸ At the start of each battle, permanently gain +80 Valuation.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 22 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Disruptive

Black Turtleneck

PLUS

SMALL PROPERTY SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Valuation.

▸ Fast Track a random Scheme 1s.

▸ Gain 1 Scandal.

Buzzword

Disruptive

▸ Also apply 2 Scandal.

Keywords

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $280 Revenue +$3/s
The Board of Directors
Years 7–10 · 3 stages

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Middle Manager

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ When you use an adjacent Employee, inflict 40 Loss and gain 20 Moat.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Executive Assistant

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ Overwork the Employee to your left 4s.

▸ Profit 60.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Golden Parachute

PRO

SMALL BENEFIT

7.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

▸ When this is Liquidated, Profit 240.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Quarterly Goals

PRO

MEDIUM SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Overwork your Employees 2s.

▸ Profit 80.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 32 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Nepo Baby

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN

3.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track an adjacent Human 0.

▸ 15s.

▸ Profit 20.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Middle Manager

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ When you use an adjacent Employee, inflict 40 Loss and gain 20 Moat.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Performance Review

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ A random Employee of yours permanently gains +20 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Executive Bonus

PRO

SMALL BENEFIT

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

▸ When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit 640.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $290 Revenue +$4/s
Cancel Anytime Inc.
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

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Net 90

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Apply 3 Debt.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Late Fee

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 20 Loss.

▸ Whenever you apply Debt to the rival, inflict 100 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Subscription Model

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Apply 4 Debt.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 32 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Litigious

Fine Print

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

9.0

SEC

▸ Apply 2 Debt.

▸ Your other assets apply +1 Debt.

Buzzword

Litigious

▸ Also apply 1 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.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Collections Agent

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 20 Loss, plus 400% of the rival's Debt.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Margin Call

BASIC

MEDIUM SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Apply 2 Debt.

▸ Inflict Loss equal to 300% of the rival's Debt.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 9 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Public Record

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Gain 16 Moat.

▸ Whenever the rival takes on Debt, apply 5 Scandal to them.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Compliance Officer

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

8.0

SEC

▸ Apply 2 Debt.

▸ Slow the rival's fastest asset 3s.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

◈

Final board from year 3 Valuation $255 Revenue +$3/s
Cayman Consolidated
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

++
⚡

Offshore

Bribe

PRO

SMALL HUMAN SCHEME

9.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 120 Loss.

▸ Apply 7 Scandal.

Buzzword

Offshore

▸ +10 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Offshore Account

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Profit 160.

▸ Scale +1 while you have more Cash than the rival.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Scale

The asset's effects trigger additional times per activation.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Tax Loophole

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Remove 8 Debt.

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Paid Lobbyist

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Apply 5 Scandal to the rival.

▸ Whenever the rival gains Scandal, Profit 16.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Price Gouging

PLUS

MEDIUM PROPERTY

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 4 Revenue.

▸ Scale +1 while you have more Cash than the rival.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Scale

The asset's effects trigger additional times per activation.

◆ + 18 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Orbital Tax Haven

PLUS

LARGE PROPERTY

9.0

SEC

▸ Remove 100% of your Debt.

▸ Gain 6 Revenue.

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Corporate Spy

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 50 Loss.

▸ Apply 6 Scandal.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $275 Revenue +$4/s
Est. 1953
Years 2–3 · 3 stages

++
⚡

Unionized

Pop

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 120 Loss.

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 120.

Buzzword

Unionized

▸ +30% Profit, but 0.5s slower.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Mom

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

9.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track adjacent Humans 4s.

▸ Whenever you Surplus, gain 750% of it as Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Surplus

Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Regular Customer

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 48.

▸ Gain 24 Moat.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Main Street

PLUS

MEDIUM PROPERTY

7.0

SEC

▸ Gain 6 Revenue.

▸ Gain 30 Moat.

▸ Adjacent Humans grant +10 Moat.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

Closed Sundays

BASIC

SMALL SCHEME

12.0

SEC

▸ Slow your assets 2s.

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 7 Funding
Full Dossier →

Boycott

BASIC

MEDIUM SCHEME

9.0

SEC

▸ Gain 10 Moat.

▸ Whenever the rival Profits, apply 2 Scandal to them.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 9 Funding
Full Dossier →

Long Memory

BASIC

SMALL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 10 Moat.

▸ Whenever the rival Slows this, inflict 30 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 6 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Neighborhood Watch

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 20 Moat.

▸ Whenever the rival applies Scandal to you, inflict 50 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $245 Revenue +$3/s
Free Lunch Ltd.
Years 9–10 · 3 stages

++

10X Coder

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Scale 3.

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 per activation.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Ping Pong Table

PLUS

LARGE PROPERTY BENEFIT

5.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track adjacent Employees 1s.

▸ Overwork adjacent Employees 1s.

Keywords

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 90 Funding
Full Dossier →

++
⚡

Synergized

Rest & Vest

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

12.0

SEC

▸ Profit 600.

Buzzword

Synergized

▸ +10 Profit.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 140 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Kombucha Tap

PRO

SMALL SERVICE PROPERTY BENEFIT

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 160 Moat.

▸ Gain 2 Scandal.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 90 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Catered Lunch

PLUS

SMALL BENEFIT

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ Your Employees produce +20 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Nap Pod

PLUS

SMALL PROPERTY BENEFIT

5.0

SEC

▸ Audit one of your Employees 1s.

▸ Gain 100 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 50 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Quiet Quitter

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Scale +2 while Burned Out.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Scale

The asset's effects trigger additional times per activation.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Sabbatical

PLUS

SMALL BENEFIT

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 200 Moat.

▸ Whenever one of your Employees stops being Burned Out, Profit 200.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $285 Revenue +$4/s
Fusion Next Year, Inc.
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

++

Nuclear Reactor

PRO

LARGE MACHINE

30.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 800 Loss.

▸ When this is Liquidated, take 800 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Guinea Pig

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ Overwork your adjacent Machines 5s.

Keywords

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Burn Rate

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Take 20 Loss.

▸ Overwork your Machines 3s.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Blockchain-Enabled

Solar Farm

PLUS

LARGE PROPERTY MACHINE

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 5 Revenue.

▸ Whenever you Surplus, gain 3 Revenue.

Buzzword

Blockchain-Enabled

▸ Also gain 1 Revenue.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Surplus

Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 25 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Mathematician

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

8.0

SEC

▸ Reduce a random Machine's cooldown by -1s.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Space Heater

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

4.0

SEC

▸ Gain 30 Moat.

▸ While Burned Out, Overwork adjacent Employees 1s.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $265 Revenue +$3/s
Interns Unlimited
Year 1 · 3 stages

++

Unpaid Intern

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

7.0

SEC

▸ Profit 120.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Office Bully

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

8.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 400 Loss.

▸ Liquidate a random friendly Employee.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 30 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Unpaid Intern

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

7.0

SEC

▸ Profit 120.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Busy Receptionist

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

4.0

SEC

▸ Gain 30 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Middle Manager

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 30 Loss.

▸ When you use an adjacent Employee, inflict 20 Loss and gain 10 Moat.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Skillful Mentor

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ A random Employee of yours gains +40 Profit.

▸ When you sell this, upgrade a random Employee.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

IT Support

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

11.0

SEC

▸ Refurbish your most recently Liquidated asset.

Keywords

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

Refurbish

Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

◈

◈

◈

Final board from year 3 Valuation $250 Revenue +$3/s
The Lemonade Stand
Year 1 · 3 stages

++

Open Late

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 48 Loss.

▸ Profit 48.

▸ Gain 20 Moat.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Weekend Help

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

4.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track the Human to your left 2s and the Human to your right 3s.

Keywords

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Regular Customer

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 48.

▸ Gain 24 Moat.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Delivery Bike

PLUS

SMALL VEHICLE SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track the asset to your right 2s.

▸ Profit 12.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Loyal Clerk

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 24 for each adjacent Human.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Saturday Rush

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict Loss equal to 500% of your Revenue.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Waste Not

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 20.

▸ Whenever you Surplus, gain 20 Moat.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Surplus

Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Final board from year 3 Valuation $245 Revenue +$3/s
Load-Bearing Dave, LLC
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

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Solo Maintainer

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

4.0

SEC

▸ Gain 120 Moat.

▸ Profit 60.

▸ When this is Liquidated, Audit your board for 3s.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 130 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Rubber Duck

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL SERVICE

4.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track an adjacent Employee 3s.

Keywords

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Keycard

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

4.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ The Machine to your right cannot be Slowed or Audited.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Legacy System

PRO

SMALL MACHINE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Inflict 120 Loss.

▸ When you sell this, lose 20 Valuation.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 100 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Tech Debt

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

3.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track adjacent assets 1.

▸ 5s.

▸ Gain 1 Debt.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

On-Call Pager

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

4.0

SEC

▸ Overwork a random friendly Employee 1s.

▸ Profit 60.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 50 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Backup Drives

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 16 Moat.

▸ Whenever one of your Machines is Liquidated, Refurbish it.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

Refurbish

Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Unpaid Intern

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

7.0

SEC

▸ Profit 60.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

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◈

Final board from year 3 Valuation $250 Revenue +$3/s
Local 404
Years 2–3 · 3 stages

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Whistleblower

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 160 Loss.

▸ Whenever a rival Employee Burns Out, Slow all Employees 1s.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 32 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Union Rep

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 120 Moat.

▸ Whenever a rival asset Burns Out, Slow it 2s.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 32 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Unionized

Union Worker

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

4.0

SEC

▸ Profit 200.

▸ Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, Slow your Employees 1s.

Buzzword

Unionized

▸ +30% Profit, but 0.5s slower.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Fair Wages

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Profit 30.

▸ Your Humans act 15% faster.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Overtime Pay

PLUS

MEDIUM BENEFIT

5.0

SEC

▸ Gain 60 Moat.

▸ Whenever one of your Employees Burns Out, inflict 60 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Mental Health Day

PLUS

MEDIUM BENEFIT

12.0

SEC

▸ Slow your Humans 1s.

▸ Restock your assets 2.

▸ Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, Fast Track this 1s.

Keywords

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Comeback Kid

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

3.0

SEC

▸ Profit 20.

▸ When this stops being Burned Out, permanently gain +15 Profit.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $255 Revenue +$3/s
Macrohard
Years 9–10 · 3 stages

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Legacy System

PRO

SMALL MACHINE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Inflict 120 Loss.

▸ When you sell this, lose 20 Valuation.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 100 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Patented

Software Upgrades

PRO

MEDIUM MACHINE

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 120 Moat.

▸ Profit 120.

▸ Apply 4 Debt.

Buzzword

Patented

▸ +15 Moat.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 40 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Rest & Vest

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

12.0

SEC

▸ Profit 600.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 140 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Golden Handcuffs

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Slow adjacent Employees by 1s.

▸ Adjacent Employees cannot be Liquidated.

Keywords

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 80 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Loyal Worker

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 100.

▸ When one of your assets is Liquidated, Overwork this 2s.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Refactor

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

6.0

SEC

▸ Remove 5 Debt.

▸ Gain 30 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Backup Drives

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 16 Moat.

▸ Whenever one of your Machines is Liquidated, Refurbish it.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

Refurbish

Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Legacy System

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ When you sell this, lose 20 Valuation.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 50 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $290 Revenue +$4/s
McKinslay & Company
Years 7–8 · 3 stages

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Consultant

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 160 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Agile

Advisor

PRO

MEDIUM HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track adjacent assets 4s.

▸ Profit 120.

Buzzword

Agile

▸ 10% faster.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Middle Manager

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ When you use an adjacent Employee, inflict 40 Loss and gain 20 Moat.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Business Coach

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

9.0

SEC

▸ Permanently reduce an adjacent Employee's cooldown by -0.

▸ 7s.

◆ + 15 Funding
Full Dossier →

Daily Standup

BASIC

SMALL SCHEME

10.0

SEC

▸ Slow your Employees by 1s.

▸ Inflict 30 Loss for each Employee you control.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 37 Funding
Full Dossier →

All-Hands Call

BASIC

MEDIUM SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 12 Loss for each Tag among your assets.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

Performance Improvement Plan

BASIC

SMALL SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Profit 20.

▸ Overwork an adjacent Employee 2s.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 25 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Consultant

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $255 Revenue +$4/s
Muttual Fund
Years 2–3 · 3 stages

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Office Dog

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL

6.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track adjacent Employees 2s.

▸ Profit 80.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++
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Gamified

Office Hamster

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL EMPLOYEE

2.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

Buzzword

Gamified

▸ +25% Windfall chance.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Loan Shark

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

▸ Gain 2 Debt.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Animal Lover

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat for every Animal you have.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Office Cat

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL

9.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track an adjacent Employee 4.

▸ 5s.

▸ Gain 60 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Paper Tiger

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

▸ Stock 2.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Dog-Friendly Office

PLUS

MEDIUM PROPERTY

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 120.

▸ For each Animal you control, gain 60 Moat.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 80 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Office Parrot

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 2 Scandal.

▸ When a rival Human activates, apply 2 Scandal to the rival.

Keywords

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Corporate Mole

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL EMPLOYEE

7.0

SEC

▸ The rival loses -20 Valuation.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $255 Revenue +$3/s
Panopticon Analytics
Years 9–10 · 3 stages

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Corporate Spy

PRO

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 100 Loss.

▸ Apply 9 Scandal.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Security System

PRO

SMALL PROPERTY MACHINE

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

▸ Whenever one of your assets is Audited or Slowed, Audit the rival's fastest asset 4s.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Data Scientist

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

5.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track your fastest asset 2s.

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Nap Pod

PLUS

SMALL PROPERTY BENEFIT

5.0

SEC

▸ Audit one of your Employees 1s.

▸ Gain 100 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 50 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Blameless Post-Mortem

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

▸ Remove 3 Scandal.

▸ When one of your assets is Audited, Fast Track this 2s.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 60 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Watchdog

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL SERVICE

7.0

SEC

▸ Gain 50 Moat.

▸ Audit a rival Scheme 6s.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Patented

Keycard

PLUS

SMALL MACHINE

4.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ The Machine to your right cannot be Slowed or Audited.

Buzzword

Patented

▸ +15 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Fail Whale

PLUS

LARGE ANIMAL MACHINE

8.0

SEC

▸ Audit a random rival asset for 3s.

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $285 Revenue +$4/s
Rent Is Due, LLC
Year 1 · 3 stages

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Apartment Upstairs

PRO

MEDIUM PROPERTY

10.0

SEC

▸ Gain 6 Revenue.

▸ While in play: +25 Funding income per Year.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

◆ + 32 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Net 90

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

7.0

SEC

▸ Apply 3 Debt.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Late Fee

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Whenever you apply Debt to the rival, inflict 200 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Doorman

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ Remove 3 Scandal.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Zoning Petition

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

9.0

SEC

▸ Slow the rival's most valuable asset 4s.

▸ Gain 20 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Golden Highrise

PLUS

LARGE PROPERTY

5.0

SEC

▸ Gain 60 Moat.

▸ This permanently gains +20 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 18 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Security Guard

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 24 Moat.

▸ When one of your assets is Liquidated, gain 60 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $270 Revenue +$4/s
Rise & Grind Inc.
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

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Agile

Caffeine Addict

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

3.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Fast Track this 2s.

Buzzword

Agile

▸ 10% faster.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Coffee Machine

PRO

SMALL MACHINE BENEFIT

4.0

SEC

▸ Overwork an adjacent Employee 2s.

Keywords

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Loose Cannon

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 200 Loss.

▸ Scale +2 while Burned Out.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Scale

The asset's effects trigger additional times per activation.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Grindset

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, inflict 20 Loss.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Fire Marshal

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN

5.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss for every Burned Out asset on the field.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Quarterly Goals

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Overwork your Employees 1.

▸ 5s.

▸ Profit 40.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

Terrible Boss

BASIC

SMALL HUMAN

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Overwork your Burned Out Employees 1s.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Overwork

The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

Poison Pill

BASIC

SMALL SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track the rival's fastest asset 3s.

▸ Whenever a rival asset Burns Out, inflict 40 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Burnout

An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.

◆ + 8 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $260 Revenue +$3/s
Robbin' Hood Securities
Years 4–6 · 3 stages

++

Paper Tiger

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL SCHEME

4.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 120 Loss.

▸ Stock 3.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Petty Cash

PRO

SMALL PROPERTY

4.0

SEC

▸ Profit 160.

▸ Stock 5.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Pitchman

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 56 Loss.

▸ Profit 40.

▸ Windfall 25%.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Final Notice

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 72 Loss.

▸ Stock 3.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Office Manager

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

6.0

SEC

▸ Restock an adjacent asset 1.

Keywords

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Gamified

Viral Post

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 36 Loss.

▸ Windfall 30%.

Buzzword

Gamified

▸ +25% Windfall chance.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Golden Goose

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL

16.0

SEC

▸ Profit 200.

▸ Stock 4.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Black Swan

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL SCHEME

10.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 50 Loss.

▸ Windfall 20%.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

SCRUM

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

10.0

SEC

▸ Restock your assets 1.

▸ Gain 60 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

◆ + 18 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $265 Revenue +$3/s
Salesfarce
Years 7–8 · 3 stages

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Account Manager

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE

7.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ Gain 80% Market Share.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Market Share

A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++
⚡

Synergized

Retainer Agreement

PRO

SMALL SERVICE

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

▸ When you sell this, permanently gain 3 Revenue.

Buzzword

Synergized

▸ +10 Profit.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 80 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Enterprise Whale

PRO

LARGE ANIMAL

16.0

SEC

▸ Gain 16 Revenue.

▸ Profit 400.

▸ While in play: +50 Funding income per Year.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 56 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Lunch 'n Learn

PLUS

MEDIUM BENEFIT

7.0

SEC

▸ Profit 40.

▸ A random Employee of yours gains +40 Profit.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Fail Whale

PLUS

LARGE ANIMAL MACHINE

8.0

SEC

▸ Audit a random rival asset for 3s.

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $275 Revenue +$4/s
Slapchat
Years 7–8 · 3 stages

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Temp Worker

PRO

SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE

7.0

SEC

▸ Profit 200.

▸ Inflict 200 Loss.

▸ Liquidate this.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Superfan

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

7.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

▸ When an adjacent Employee activates, inflict 120 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Executive Bonus

PLUS

SMALL BENEFIT

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ When one of your Employees is Liquidated, Profit 320.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

The Janitor

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

14.0

SEC

▸ Refurbish your most recently Liquidated asset and Restock it 1.

Keywords

Stock

Limited uses. At 0 Stock, the asset cannot act until Restocked.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

Refurbish

Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Unicorn

PLUS

MEDIUM ANIMAL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Permanently gain +50 Valuation.

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

▸ The first time your Cash falls below half: Liquidate this and gain 3 Scandal.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Pivoted

Vaporware

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

3.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 60 Loss.

▸ Gain 1 Debt.

Buzzword

Pivoted

▸ +15% Windfall chance.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 50 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Early Adopter

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

10.0

SEC

▸ Permanently gain +20 Valuation.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Vulture Capitalist

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ Apply 2 Debt.

▸ When an asset is Liquidated, Fast Track this 3s and Profit 40.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Final board from year 3 Valuation $290
Slow & Steady Savings & Loan
Years 2–3 · 3 stages

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Loan Shark

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

▸ Gain 2 Debt.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Closed Sundays

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

12.0

SEC

▸ Slow your assets 2s.

▸ Gain 160 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Comfy Chair

PRO

SMALL PROPERTY BENEFIT

7.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ Whenever this is Slowed, gain 100 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Small Talk

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 32 Moat.

▸ Whenever this is Slowed, Profit 80.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

No Rush

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

9.0

SEC

▸ Gain 10 Moat.

▸ Whenever one of your assets is Slowed, gain 24 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Still Open

PLUS

LARGE PROPERTY

9.0

SEC

▸ Gain 7 Revenue.

▸ Whenever one of your assets is Slowed, Profit 50 and gain 30 Moat.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 22 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Long Memory

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Gain 20 Moat.

▸ Whenever the rival Slows this, inflict 60 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Slow

The asset works at half speed while Slowed.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $260 Revenue +$3/s
The Bear Case
Years 7–8 · 3 stages

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Fire Sale

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 64 Loss.

▸ When the Market Crash begins, inflict 200 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Market Crash

After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.

◆ + 28 Funding
Full Dossier →

++
⚡

Patented

Watchdog

PRO

SMALL ANIMAL SERVICE

7.0

SEC

▸ Gain 75 Moat.

▸ Audit a rival Scheme 7s.

Buzzword

Patented

▸ +15 Moat.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Audit

The asset stops entirely while under Audit.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Rainy Day

PRO

SMALL

12.0

SEC

▸ Gain 40 Moat.

▸ The first time your Cash falls below half: gain 240 Moat and Refurbish your most recently Liquidated asset.

Keywords

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Liquidate

Removed for the rest of the battle.

Refurbish

Brings a Liquidated asset back into play.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Seen Worse

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

10.0

SEC

▸ Gain 30 Moat.

▸ When the Market Crash begins, gain 12 Revenue and Profit 120.

Keywords

Revenue

Recurring Profit every second.

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Market Crash

After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.

◆ + 18 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Black Swan

PLUS

SMALL ANIMAL SCHEME

10.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 50 Loss.

▸ Windfall 20%.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Windfall

Chance for an activation to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Oracle

PLUS

MEDIUM AI

5.0

SEC

▸ Gain 4 Revenue.

▸ When the Market Crash begins, Audit every rival asset 3s.

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.

◆ + 20 Funding
Full Dossier →

Fire Sale

BASIC

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 16 Loss.

▸ When the Market Crash begins, inflict 50 Loss.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Market Crash

After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.

◆ + 7 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Bankruptcy Lawyer

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

7.0

SEC

▸ Gain 100 Moat.

▸ The first time your Cash falls below half: remove 100% of your Debt and Profit 140.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

Final board from year 3 Valuation $245 Revenue +$3/s
Two Guys in a Garage
Year 1 · 3 stages

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Underdog Story

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 72 Loss.

▸ Scale +1 while you have less Cash than the rival.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Scale

The asset's effects trigger additional times per activation.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Credit Card Roulette

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 180.

▸ Gain 2 Debt.

▸ Scale +1 while you have less Cash than the rival.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Scale

The asset's effects trigger additional times per activation.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

Bootstrapped

PRO

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Whenever you gain Debt, Profit 200 and Fast Track your fastest asset 4s.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Payday Loan

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN SERVICE

5.0

SEC

▸ Profit 90.

▸ Gain 1 Debt.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Ramen Budget

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Remove 5 Debt.

▸ Fast Track your Employees 1.

▸ 5s.

Keywords

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 10 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Debt Spiral

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 20 Loss, plus 800% of your own Debt.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

◆ + 18 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Late Nights

PLUS

MEDIUM SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Fast Track your Employees 3s.

▸ Profit 120.

▸ Gain 1 Debt.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Debt

Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.

Fast Track

Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.

◆ + 18 Funding
Full Dossier →

◈

Final board from year 3 Valuation $250 Revenue +$3/s
Upline Essentials
Years 2–3 · 3 stages

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Multi-Level Marketer

PRO

SMALL HUMAN SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 60 for each Human you control.

▸ When an adjacent Human Profits, inflict 80 Loss.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

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Volunteer

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

6.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 80 Loss.

▸ Profit 80.

▸ Always costs 0 Funding.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 16 Funding
Full Dossier →

++

True Believer

PRO

SMALL HUMAN

6.0

SEC

▸ Gain 80 Moat.

▸ When you use an adjacent Human, Profit 100.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Moat

Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.

◆ + 24 Funding
Full Dossier →

Multi-Level Marketer

BASIC

SMALL HUMAN SCHEME

6.0

SEC

▸ Profit 15 for each Human you control.

▸ When an adjacent Human Profits, inflict 20 Loss.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

◆ + 6 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Referral Program

PLUS

SMALL SCHEME

8.0

SEC

▸ Inflict 40 Loss.

▸ At the start of the battle, gain 50% Market Share for each Human you control.

Keywords

Loss

Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.

Market Share

A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.

◆ + 14 Funding
Full Dossier →

+
⚡

Disruptive

Brand Ambassador

PLUS

SMALL HUMAN

7.0

SEC

▸ Apply 3 Scandal.

▸ When one of your assets Profits, apply 5 Scandal.

Buzzword

Disruptive

▸ Also apply 2 Scandal.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

Scandal

Fast recurring Loss that ignores Moat — but it blows over.

◆ + 12 Funding
Full Dossier →

+

Fundraising Gala

PLUS

LARGE PROPERTY

3.0

SEC

▸ Profit 20 for each Human you control.

Keywords

Profit

Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.

◆ + 25 Funding
Full Dossier →

◈

Final board from year 3 Valuation $250 Revenue +$3/s

Rivals changes 50

50 adjusted

Amazoff Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Apphole Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Basement Holdings LLC Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Capitol Gains Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Benevolent Systems Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

ClickFarm UltraGrowth Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Co-Synergy Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Country Club Syndicate Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Cowboy Patent Holdings Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Crunch Culture Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Dun & Badstreet Recovery Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Enterprise Procurements Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Facesmack Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

First Local Savings Adjusted

Year 1 valuation 80→120

Local Competitor's Year-1 Valuation goes 80 to 120 so no founder finishes the first fight before the Market Crash, which is the fight's whole lesson. You still win it.

Former Co-Founder Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Fractional CFO LLP Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Gearworks Ltd. Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Googol Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Granite Holdings Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

The Hostile Bid Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Hustle House Adjusted

Max year 4→3

InstantClones Ltd. Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

The Iron Line Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Lights Out Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Matcha & Microdose Adjusted

Max year 4→3

The Muckrakers Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Municipal Inspector Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Neztflix Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Old Money Trust Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Poachers & Poachers LLC Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Prompt Wrappers Adjusted

Max year 4→3

SeedForge Accelerator Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Severance & Co. Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Silicon Dreams Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Singularity Fund Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

SpaghettiCode Offshore Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Surplus Office Mart Adjusted

Max year 4→3

The Audit Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

The Firm Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

The Open Office Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Theranonsense Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Tokenomics DAO Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

True Believers Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Tweeter Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Ubur Adjusted

Max year 15→10

Min year 13→9

Upstream Pillagers Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

Upvote Cartel Adjusted

Max year 4→3

Venture Horizon Bank Adjusted

Max year 4→3

WeWerk Adjusted

Max year 8→6

Min year 5→4

Zero-Click Answers Adjusted

Max year 12→8

Min year 9→7

New features 2

When Sold: a new kind of card effect, Burnout: the speed floor gets a keyword and a flame

When Sold: a new kind of card effect
Cards can now carry an effect that fires when you sell them, at the Tier you sold them at: a permanent Valuation or Revenue bump, or a random asset of a chosen size in hand. Some cards react to other sales instead and grow for good — Salvage Yard gains Profit every time you sell a Machine.

User Data Salvage Yard
Burnout: the speed floor gets a keyword and a flame
No asset acts more than once a second, and speed pushed past that is now lost rather than banked. An asset the floor is pacing is Burned Out: it catches fire on the board, flares again on every Fast Track or Overwork that lands while it burns, and cools off one clean recharge after the pushing stops. Cards can pay off on it — Whenever one of your assets Burns Out, when an Employee stops being Burned Out, Scale +2 while Burned Out, Overwork your Burned Out Employees.

Improvements 2

Benefit: a tag for the perks, Cards can act on the asset that triggered them

Benefit: a tag for the perks
Employee perks are their own tribe now. Wellness Program, Sabbatical, Mental Health Day, Overtime Pay, Sympathy Card, Catered Lunch, Lunch 'n Learn, Coffee Chat, Corporate Retreat, Executive Bonus, Expense Account, Sales Training and Golden Parachute are Benefits rather than Schemes; Coffee Machine, Ping Pong Table, Nap Pod, Kombucha Tap, Comfy Chair, Personal Trainer and Noise-Cancelling Headphones are Benefits as well as what they were.
Cards can act on the asset that triggered them
A reaction can now name "it": Slow the rival asset that just Burned Out, Liquidate whichever asset cools off. Cards can also count how many assets are Burned Out.

Bug fixes 1

Surplus reactions no longer fire on the rival's overflow

Surplus reactions no longer fire on the rival's overflow
Cards and Policies that read "whenever you Surplus" were also firing when the rival's Cash overflowed. They now react only to your own Surplus, as written.