A management game about weighing tradeoffs, not finding the one right answer.

You run a team for eight quarters. Recruit people, staff projects, and absorb whatever the company does to you. Every gain has a price attached, and the game makes you read it before you pay.

Start here — 10 minutes Play the full game

Played before? Jump to Quick Mode or skim the rules in five minutes.

Ways to play

Same ideas, three lengths.

Starter Mode
Start here 10 min 4 quarters

One rival, one decision per quarter, no card text to learn. Ship fast or protect the team — then live with it.

You’ll learnWhy a shortcut is a loan, and when the bill arrives.
Quick Mode
15 min 3 quarters vs AI

Draft a team, take a secret agenda, and survive a crisis that is guaranteed to land in Q2.

You’ll learnHow to plan around a shock you know is coming but can’t see.
Classic Mode
45 min 8 quarters Full rules

The whole game. Markets, favors, layoffs from Q5, and management traits that change how your rivals play.

You’ll learnHow decisions compound — and which quarter you actually lost in.

Learn & reference

Read as much or as little as you want.

Perspectives Cards are scenarios. Hands are people. The key to the whole thing. Quick Rules Everything you need to start, in five minutes. Card Gallery All 132 playable cards, searchable and filterable. Exercises One decision at a time, with the tradeoffs made visible. Instinct Gut-check a workplace crunch, then see the pattern behind it. Full Rulebook Every edge case, timing rule, and effect table. Facilitator Kit Run it with a team: prompts, timings, and debrief questions.