One tap loads the rig. The bull lifts. Nothing is hidden and nothing is rolled — the state on screen is the state that decides the round.
Each rope has its own breaking strain. When its share exceeds it, it snaps — and the slack it was carrying lands on the ones still holding, which can take them out too.
Survivors carry more, so the bull rises quicker and the round pays more per haul. The thing making you rich is the thing about to kill you.
The gear sets how much weight each haul adds. It changes the pace and the shape of the round — never the edge.
Small increments, long climbs. The round breathes and the decision to bank arrives slowly.
The middle road. Ropes start going early enough to matter, with room left to push.
Maximum load per haul. Short, violent rounds where the whole rig can go on the opening pull.
Rope strengths are drawn from a fixed distribution and committed before the round opens. Every haul is priced off the true survival odds, so banking early and pushing late return the same. Seeds are revealed on settle.
