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GAUNTLET — Master Brief

Date: 2026-05-07

Theme: 5 simple-yet-addictive mobile games with innovative micro-transactions

Hub: gauntlet.silentinfinity.com (five trials, one daily ritual)

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North Star

5 mobile-first single-file HTML games. Each must be:

1. Reverse-engineered from a proven hit but with a novel twist (Wordle/Royal Match/Subway Surfers/2048/BeReal etc — study what makes them addictive, take that, add an angle)

2. Playable in 60 seconds — pick up, play, share, put down

3. HARD-CODED demo state — when the page loads, a game is ready to play immediately, with realistic scoreboard / leaderboard / state

4. Innovative micro-transactions — invent at least 1 unconventional monetization per game. Predictable patterns ($0.99 hint pack) are fine but each game must include 1 novel hook

5. Viral mechanic in the CORE loop — shareable scorecard / proof / brag

Reverse-engineering inspiration (study, don't copy)

• Wordle — daily limit creates appointment ritual; share grid is pure status signal; no monetization (left billions on table)
• Royal Match / Candy Crush — energy meter forces ad watch or pay-to-continue; stuck-level paywall
• Coin Master — gacha + social + raid mechanics; you can only progress by visiting friends
• Stack / Helix Jump — one-finger games with rewarded ads; cosmetic skins drive purchases
• Solitaire Cash — real-money tournaments, $1 entry → variable prize pool; legally not gambling
• BeReal — fixed daily window forces synchronicity
• Duolingo — streak fear-of-loss is the actual product
• 2048 — pure puzzle, no monetization, missed opportunity
• Crossy Road — collect cosmetic characters via gacha + reward video ads
• Marvel Snap — short matches (3 min) + competitive ladder + cosmetic season pass

The Five Games

| Team | Game | Reverse-engineered from | Subdomain | Innovative micro-tx |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| VERSE | Daily word puzzle with identity tiers | Wordle + Duolingo streak | verse.silentinfinity.com | Streak-saver as one-time $0.99 / Hint as Sanskrit-letter unlock |

| STACK | One-tap precision stacker w/ daily tournament | Stack + Solitaire Cash | stack.silentinfinity.com | $1 tournament entry → real-money prize pool; cosmetic blocks |

| MERGE | Number-merge puzzle w/ peer raids | 2048 + Coin Master | merge.silentinfinity.com | Energy-pack $1.99 / Raid-shield $0.50 / Trade tiles with friends |

| DASH | One-tap endless runner with weather | Subway Surfers + Crossy | dash.silentinfinity.com | Cosmetic gacha $2.99 / Continue-to-keep-streak $0.99 / Ad-free $7.99 |

| PREDICT | Daily yes/no on real-world events, token tournament | Solitaire Cash + Polymarket | predict.silentinfinity.com | $1 entry, 50¢ tokens, prize pool; pay-to-name on leaderboard $4.99 |

Hub — GAUNTLET

Palette: #0a0a0c deep night bg, #f0e9d6 parchment ink, #c8a861 arena gold accent, #a04a4a blood red secondary

Font: Cinzel (display, all-caps Roman) + Inter (body)

Vibe: Coliseum-by-torchlight, brand crest, leaderboard plaque

Hard constraints

• Single-file HTML, mobile-first (max-width 460px phone, ≥768px breathes)
• HARD-CODED demo state on load (mock leaderboard, mock match-in-progress, etc)
• Each game has a share card in core loop
• Each game has at least ONE innovative micro-tx invented
• PR/FAQ before code (Amazon working-backwards)

Per-game deliverables under F:/TITAN/plans/gauntlet/{slug}/

1. concept.md — PR/FAQ + customer journey + monetization table (every micro-tx + price + psychology) + virality + chosen palette/font

2. app.html — playable single-file MVP with realistic demo state

3. landing.html

4. pricing-and-virality.md

5. spend.md

Quality bar

• Game opens to a populated state (not "tap to start")
• Real interaction works (not just static screenshot) — at least one functional mechanic on the page
• Monetization explained in 60 seconds of using the app (paywall trigger or shop button visible)
• Shareable scorecard at end of session
• Each game has its own visual identity — pick palette+font that fits its DNA

Budget

$25 per team for any image/audio gen. Total $125. Bedrock Sonnet for any text gen is free at this scale.