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The Algorithm

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What is The Algorithm?

The Algorithm is a calendar boss with a base health of 950 and 3 phases. It appears on The Rat Race. If it is still standing at the next booking, it leaves without paying out. Its health grows with the clock, the floor and your difficulty.

"People also viewed."

A wall of screens that drags you in while the conveyor carries you off and recruiters circle. Every time your application is viewed, it heals.

What does it do in each phase?

The Algorithm changes phase as its health falls, using each phase's moves in turn. The telegraphed attacks mark the ground first, so watch the markings and step out rather than trying to outrun everything. Moves come faster in later phases. It also books itself nearer if you run too far away.

HealthPhaseMovesAnnouncement
100%Feed
  • Marks a lane across the floor, then fires down it.
  • Calls 3 Recruiter.
  • Pulls you towards it.
Your feed!! The conveyor is carrying you along!! People also viewed!!
50%Sponsored
  • Marks circles around you, then each one lands hard.
  • Renames itself "The Algorithm (sponsored)".
  • Marks a wedge in front of it, then hits everything inside.
Sponsored!! Thrilled to announce!! Humbled!! Grateful!! Sponsored!!
20%Easy Apply
  • Marks a ring around itself, then sets it off.
  • Heals 2.5% of its health: "Your application has been viewed.".
  • Pulls you towards it.
Easy apply!! Your application has been viewed!! By the algorithm!!

Where and when does it appear?

The Algorithm is booked 1 time across the building. The table gives each floor and the time on the clock. Floors open one at a time, for one department, by winning the one before. Boss health is multiplied by the time it arrives, so a late booking is a tougher fight than the same boss early on.

FloorClockSlot
The Rat Race11:15Calendar 3