Build features. Squash bugs. Ship before your customer churns.
How it plays
One squad. Three sprints.
You all share one product and one customer. Keep them happy and you win together. Let the bugs pile up and you all lose.
Bugs push them out
Fill the bug meter and your customer churns.
Stars keep them smiling
Hit the squad goal by sprint 3 and you all win.
The numbers change with your squad size
The bug meter is 2 × players + 1. The squad goal is in stars shipped by sprint 3.
Each turn
Two moves. Build or Ship.
Build to earn stars, but every feature can bring bugs. Or ship, and make your stars safe for good.
Build
Draw a card. Features go into your build. Action cards go into your hand, and you can hold two.
Big features score big and bring big bugs.
Ship
Bank your build for good. Then bet in secret: will your customer stay? A right bet earns +2.
Once you ship, you watch until the next sprint.
Too many bugs? Your customer churns.
When a feature would fill the bug meter, anyone still building who holds a Feature Flag has 5 seconds to switch it off. If nobody does, everyone still building loses their unshipped stars.
Along the way
Help your squad win. Win the spotlight too.
Every star you ship counts toward the squad goal.
Hit it by sprint 3 and everyone wins. The bar moves only when a sprint ends, so nobody sees who shipped what.
The top collector takes the MVP crown.
Whether the squad wins or not. Nobody sees the ranking until the final reveal.
The deck
40 cards. Know what’s coming.
Every sprint starts with the full deck, shuffled. Everyone sees every card you draw.
Features · 28 cards · go into your build
Quick Win
+2 stars · no bugs
Solid Feature
+4 stars · +1 bug
Big Bet
+7 stars · +3 bugs
Actions · 12 cards · go into your hand
Feature Flag
Switch off a feature that would fill the bug meter.
Hotfix
Remove 2 bugs.
Stakeholder Ask
Pick a player still building. Next turn they must Build.
Merge Conflict
Swap your whole build with a player still building.
A/B Test
Draw 2 cards. Keep 1, give the other to a player still building.
Dashboard Alert
Reveal the next card to everyone.
New action cards drop every season.