TRANSPARENT SIMULATION MECHANICS
How One Minute Life Works
One Minute Life is a deterministic strategy simulation. Unlike random trivia or unpredictable AI chat toys, every decision follows a fixed, verifiable ruleset on our server.
1. The Five Operating Pillars
You begin as CEO of fictional $10B enterprise tech firm NOVA Systems with:
- Cash ($180M initial): Your liquid treasury. Dropping to $0M or below triggers an emergency asset liquidation in Rounds 1–4 or outright Bankruptcy in Round 5.
- Market Position (45/100): Your enterprise market share against rival Apex Cloud.
- Public Trust (70/100): Customer and regulatory confidence. Falling below 50 blocks non-dilutive customer financing in Round 4.
- Team Morale (65/100): Engineering execution and retention. Overworking your team in Round 2 triggers a viral whistleblower storm in Round 3.
- Innovation (55/100): Your technical moat and R&D differentiation.
2. Server-Authoritative Scoring Formula (v1.0.0)
At the conclusion of Round 5, the server computes your CEO Score (0–100) using this exact formula:
normalizedCash = clamp((cashM / 300) * 100, 0, 100)
rawScore = 0.25 * normalizedCash
+ 0.23 * market
+ 0.20 * trust
+ 0.16 * team
+ 0.16 * innovation
score = clamp(round(rawScore - narrativePenalty), 0, 100)Narrative Penalties are strictly deterministic risk events (such as shipping unpatched prototype flaws, triggering toxic burnout walkouts, or breaching liquidity covenants). Game scores are for entertainment comparison only and do not measure real-world executive or investment capability.
3. Seven Reachable Boardroom Endings
The Turnaround Legend
High score (>=66), strong Market, Trust, and R&D without surrendering board control.
The Steady Builder
Balanced survival—solvent, independent, and respected by the board.
The Loved but Small CEO
High Trust (>=70) and Team (>=60), but contracted Market footprint (<=46).
The Pyrrhic Victory
Won huge Market share (>=60), but crushed Team morale or customer Trust.
The Acquisition Deal
Negotiated a $9.4B strategic buyout by Titan Global in Round 5.
The Boardroom Exit
Company survived, but activist directors or governance dilution ousted you at noon.
The Bankruptcy
Exhausted liquid cash reserves (<= $0M) or failed an unfunded final gamble.