YOUR QUEST TO CHANGE THE WORLD HAS BEGUN
BUILD YOUR TEAMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
LAUNCH INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS
OBSESSIVELY DRIVE USER GROWTH
CHANGE THE WORLD
GAME STORY
As a Silicon Valley startup founder, blast off into the exciting business of technology and launch your startup into the Unicorn Club by reaching a $1 billion valuation.
To attain unicorn status, you don’t have to be born under a lucky star. Acquire the right combination of resources through sly persuasion, trade, and thinking ahead so no dice roll slows you down. Grow further by monetizing your resources; collect consulting and subscription fees to scoop up competitors who land on parts of your pad. Business booms with Action Card play outside of your turn as you learn while having fun. Obtain a tech monopoly to seal the deal.
PLAY TO WIN
The first player whose startup becomes a unicorn, by reaching a $1 billion valuation, wins. Other players race on for the next spot.
ROLL
Roll the dice to start your turn and hire people to form your *star* Scrum Team
DEALS & TRADES
Persuade players to trade their people to build your team
ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY
With Scrum Team in tow, strategically acquire your first Technology. But you could become the target of a cyber attack and must retreat to the hacker house
WATCH OUT...
If you form your Scrum Team and acquire Technology too quickly, your best friends may turn against you
PICK & PLAY ACTION CARD
Upon each turn after your acquire a Technology, pick & play an Action Card for any Technology you own.
Also, if another player lands on a technology that you own, pick & play an Action Card outside of your turn.
Beware...this could turn out to be disruptive or just genius!
LAUNCH FEATURES & PRODUCTS
Armed with People and Technology, launch Features, Products, and obsessively drive User growth
MAKE MONEY FROM INVESTMENTS
Earn bitcoins by leveraging your People & Technology investments -collect Consulting Fees & Subscription Fees from competitors who land on your pad
KEEP AN EYE ON VALUATION
The more your hire (people), acquire (technology), and launch (features & products), the higher the valuation of your start-up
PACE UP
Go fast...but not too fast. For if you run out of money, you are out! You've been warned...
GROW OUTSIDE YOUR TURN
If a competitor lands on your technology, pick & play Action Card outside of your turn. Valuation could slump or jump but you're sure to have fun!
MONOPOLIZE
If you strategically acquire ALL cards for a Technology, you have a monopoly which makes you entitled
BRING ON THE POWER PAIRS
Wait...you made one of these Tech Power Pairs? Users flock to your startup
BUT IT ISN'T ALL RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS
Will you fly this rocket ship and discover your power to change the world?
Play to find out...
GAME VARIANTS
SEED GAME
A. Start the game with: ฿500 seed fund & THREE People resources
B. Fundraising is not permitted. If you run out of money, you are out of the game. No Fundraising from BTX or Players.
SERIES A GAME
A. Start the game with: ฿500 seed fund & THREE People resources
B. If you run out of money, you can raise funds from the Bitcoin Exchange (BTX) by furloughing people and/or mothballing technology resources. Cannot fundraise from other players. Be strategic...
SERIES B GAME
Same as Series A Game plus; you can fundraise from other players directly through the sale of resources or by raising cash. Be creative...
SERIES C GAME
Same as Series B Game except; each player receives 5 People resources at the start of the game instead of 3. You could acquire Technology as early as your first dice roll. This could accelerate the gameplay. But be warned...your
competitors could play some mean negotiation and trading strategies.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) GAME In M&A Game, any two players can join forces during the gameplay and pool all people & technology resources, including bitcoin cash, features & products, users. The two players still take their turn as usual. The remaining players can continue to play individually or team up. In a four player game, a team can have most two players. M&A Game can be played for Seed, Series A, B, or C Game.
