It's 2077. Five industries — Augments, Fusion, Quantum, Robots, Skycars — are reshaping the global economy, and the startups racing to dominate them are yours to build, back, and sell at exactly the right moment.
In Pivot, you and your fellow entrepreneurs hold shares across multiple companies. You can operate any company you're invested in — building fabs, extending shipping networks, hiring agents, selling stock to meet regional demand — but your share count caps your spending power and your salary. Invest more to do more; invest everywhere and spread yourself thin. Fortunes shift as players pool their efforts behind the same companies, then diverge when their interests no longer align. The player with the most shares holds CEO control, unlocking partnerships that let two companies share infrastructure and split revenue — and the ability to trigger a manual exit, selling the company at 40–99bn for a 1× to 3× bonus. Wait for the automatic exit at 100bn and the bonus hits 4×, but every action at the table has been moving the market since your last turn.
That market is alive. A shared card display feeds Hype Cards into players' hands after every company action — play them to seed regional demand and shift prices in your favour, or watch your rivals do it first. Every card played moves a visible marker around the board, driving the clock forward. There is no hidden timer — everyone can see how much game remains, and everyone is deciding whether to spend it building or getting out. Your Net Worth at the end of the game — personal cash plus the value of all shares held — determines the winner.
In most games with shared ownership, you're a passive investor unless you hold the majority. Not in Pivot. Any player with shares can operate any company they're invested in — fabricating goods, extending shipping networks, hiring agents, selling stock. Your share count caps your spending power and your salary, so how many shares you hold in each company is a live decision throughout the game, not just at the start.
The climactic moment of every company's arc is the Exit — selling to the market at the right time for the right price. A manual Exit at 40–99bn pays shareholders a 1× to 3× bonus; wait for the automatic exit at 100bn and the bonus hits 4×. But every action at the table has been moving the market since your last turn. Exit too early and you leave money on the table. Push too hard and the clock runs out.
Product prices aren't fixed — they shift with every Price Correction, recounted from the total customer demand on the board. Hype Cards seed regional demand and move prices in your favour, but every card played also advances the game clock. The market is a shared puzzle that everyone is manipulating simultaneously, and no two games ever look the same.
Fortunes shift as players pool their efforts behind the same companies, then diverge when their interests no longer align. The CEO can forge a Partnership — letting two companies share Fabs, networks, and agents, splitting revenue when either company's infrastructure is used. Build together, then decide who exits first.
Continents is a global network of landmasses and waterways — the canals at Suez and Panama and the Pacific nodes are the vital arteries that make or break a route. Yellow Sea is more precise: each region has two ports with their own attached Fabs, and connecting to the wrong one could set you back. The Bohai Sea creates a natural choke point, with tighter connections on the west of the map than the east. Continents invites you everywhere; Yellow Sea dares you to commit.
Players who love the mutual dependency of Brass, the hand discipline of Concordia, the share competition of Chicago Express, and the market pressure of Indonesia will find themselves in exactly the right company.
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Download the rulebookA medium-weight economic strategy game where you hold shares across rival tech startups, build and partner them, and time your exit to sell at the top.
2–5 players, and yes — it scales down with a dedicated two-player setup.
No. Pivot is a 2–5 player game with no solo mode.
50–150 minutes, shorter at lower player counts.
Medium weight: a clean turn (play a card, take an action, collect salary and draw) that produces deep, interactive decisions. Easy to teach, rich to play.
If you enjoy Brass, Concordia, Chicago Express or Indonesia, you'll be in the right company.
Yes — play the full game free on Tabletop Simulator, and download the rulebook.
Launching early February 2027; join the list or follow on Kickstarter to be notified.
Yes, it's the first of the Teomach Trilogy (Pivot, Parhelia, Panopticon), one future across three games.
Teòmach Games, an independent studio in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Pricing and pledge tiers: to be announced.
Join the list for the Kickstarter heads-up, or follow the prelaunch page now.
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