The March 2020 S&P crash, as an iOS game. Tap to buy, gravity sells. Bloomberg terminal aesthetic, real candlestick physics, and a monetization model that keeps the leaderboard honest.
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Bloomberg Terminal Aesthetic
Every pixel is monospace, data-dense, Bloomberg — not a generic game skin. Terminal header, amber session clock, OHLC candlesticks, scrolling ticker tape. Finance-adjacent players get the joke immediately.
Art DirectionTarget AudienceGenre Fit
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Channel System Difficulty
Six price channels based on real March 2020 S&P levels (2863 → 2663) create a difficulty curve that feels authentic. Support lines are hidden for 1.2 seconds on each new channel — a deliberate surprise mechanic. Trap zones above resistance or below support apply exponential gravity, forcing panic tapping that mirrors real trading psychology.
Difficulty DesignReal DataTension Loops
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Deterministic Physics Engine
Fixed 60Hz simulation engine completely decoupled from rendering. Deterministic physics means replay validation for anti-cheat actually works — same inputs, same outputs, every device. Critical when the leaderboard is the whole game.
Anti-CheatLeaderboard Trust60Hz Fixed Step
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Dual-Leaderboard Monetization
Rewarded revive (“Fed Bailout”) lets players watch an ad to continue after circuit breaker — but revive runs get a separate leaderboard. Pure runs stay untainted. This preserves competitive integrity while monetizing casual players. $2.99 IAP removes ads entirely and makes revives free.
MonetizationFairnessStoreKit 2
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Session Length Targeting
Gravity scales from 1x to 3.5x at 60 seconds, up to 10x at 4 minutes. Channels narrow from 100% to 60% over 90 seconds. Anti-bot tap throttling caps at ~20 taps/sec. These tuning levers create predictable session distributions: new players 10–25s, average 45–90s, skilled 2–4min — long enough to hook, short enough to retry.
Retention TuningSession DesignDifficulty Curve
