Rules · FAQ · Public audit model
How does Beat the Final Boss work?
Beat the Final Boss is a free startup-promotion game. Products become fighters, attack one shared boss, and earn visible homepage exposure. Damage is deterministic: no random prizes, hidden multipliers, or fake payments.
Enter a public product website free
Submit a public HTTP or HTTPS product page. We normalize the domain, scan its public metadata, and create one fighter. Protocol changes, tracking parameters, paths, and www variants cannot create extra entries.
One normalized domain receives one Free Bonk per raid. A fighter must be registered before optional attacks become available. Free listing or issue damage.
Damage is deterministic and auditable
The Free Bonk deals 1 DMG. Optional paid attacks follow a fixed conversion: $1 equals 1 verified DMG. Damage is used to rank fighters and contest the live home Spots. The public battle feed labels free, paid, and promotional attacks separately.
Stripe checkout creation does not count as damage. Only a signed successful webhook can confirm a payment. Refunds and disputes reverse the corresponding effective damage and unserved rewards.
Home Spots are live and stealable
Every active fighter has a permanent public card. During a raid, the three highest effective-damage fighters occupy the homepage Spots. Pass the fighter above you to steal its Spot; tie-breaks use the earliest confirmed damage. No one loses their fighter page or their public raid history when a Spot changes hands.
- #1 Raid MVP holds the largest live homepage card.
- #2 Silver Slayer holds a secondary live homepage card.
- #3 Bronze Bruiser holds a secondary live homepage card.
- The Final Blow fighter receives the homepage hero for 24 hours.
One boss, one deadline, then the next raid
A raid lasts no longer than seven days. If the boss reaches zero early, attacks close immediately and the victory state begins. If time expires with HP remaining, the boss escapes; the raid still has an MVP but no Final Blow winner.
Bosses rotate sequentially. There are no categories or parallel rooms splitting the audience during the MVP.
Public metrics have strict definitions
“Players online” counts unique anonymous browser sessions seen during the previous two minutes. Outbound clicks are first-party redirects deduplicated per visitor and fighter for ten minutes. “Verified paid” excludes free credits, failed checkouts, refunds, and disputed payments.
Frequently asked questions
Before you enter the raid
Is Beat the Final Boss free?
Yes. A public product website can enter the active raid without an account and receives one Free Bonk. Optional paid attacks start at $1.
What does a product receive for damaging the boss?
Every fighter keeps a permanent public card and auditable raid history. Damage changes the live ranking: the Top 3 hold homepage Spots that another fighter can steal by passing their effective damage. Those Spots remain live until stolen or until the raid ends.
What happens when the boss is defeated early?
Attacks close immediately, rewards and rankings are finalized, and the Final Blow fighter receives the homepage hero for 24 hours. A countdown then introduces the next boss.
How are paid attacks verified?
Opening a checkout never creates damage. A paid attack counts only after Stripe sends a valid, signed payment confirmation to the server.
Are traffic and sales guaranteed?
No. A public fighter card, damage history, and eligible Top 3 placement are provided as described, but clicks, leads, sales, or search rankings are never guaranteed.