bidding
Cumulative Power Engine & $1 Rank Defense Top-Ups
Established the core game mechanics of the AuraFlex permanent leaderboard: cumulative dollar power. When a project is outbid, its total spend remains intact forever, allowing founders to reclaim higher spots anytime by paying just the $1+ difference rather than starting over.
- ✦Cumulative spend accounting ensuring zero wasted ad budget.
- ✦Anti-snipe tie-breaker rule: earlier timestamp holds higher rank on identical bid sums.
- ✦Tactile neo-brutalist interactive stepper for instant rank estimation before bidding.