How Friday Pit works

Friday Pit is a free browser auto battler. Each round you shop a scrap crew, leftover Scrap becomes Pit Charge that snipes their front, then boards fight automatically. Matches are best of three. Guests practice against AI. No account required.

The match

Best of 3 rounds. First to 2 round wins takes the match.
If round wins are tied after 3, play sudden-death round 4. First round win there ends the match.
Practice aims for almost no match draws.

A round

Shop — spend Scrap on bots and food. Set fight order.
Pit Charge — unspent Scrap becomes Charge. The pit snipes the enemy front.
Auto battle — fronts trade damage until one side clears.

The board

Up to 3 bots. Left = front (fights first).
Bought bots and permanent gains stay between rounds.
Temporary fight buffs clear after the battle.

The shop

Every shop starts at 10 Scrap. Unspent Scrap does not carry to the next shop.
Offers: 3 bots and 1 food.
Reroll costs 1 Scrap (replaces all offers and the food).
Sell refunds 1 Scrap (no sell abilities in MVP).
You need at least one bot to end the shop.

Tier costs
Tier	Cost	Appears from
Junk	3	Round 1
Welded	4	Round 2
Tuned	5	Round 3
Primed	6	Round 3

Rival Peek (optional): once per shop, pay 1 Scrap to see the rival's board for this round only.

Pit Charge (the twist)

When you end the shop: Charge = min(5, unspent Scrap). Scrap above 5 is wasted.
At battle start, before start-of-fight kits: deal Charge damage to the enemy front bot.
If that bot faints from the snipe, normal faint rules apply, then start kits fire.
If Charge is 0, there is still a short Pit Charge beat with an empty meter, then the fight.
Charge does not carry between rounds.

Overcharge: If you end shop with 6 or more unspent Scrap, choose:

Safe — Charge 5 (normal cap).
Overcharge — Charge 6 snipe. 50% chance your own front then takes 2 damage (can faint).

Skill is leaving Scrap for the snipe versus spending on buy, reroll, food, or Peek.

Food

Feed costs 3 Scrap. One food offer per shop.

Food
Food	Effect
Ember	+1 ATK and +1 HP permanently
Chili	+2 ATK this fight only (from round 2+)
Coolant	+3 HP this fight only
Sock	On faint: summon a 1/1 Spark
Torch	Start of fight: deal 1 to enemy front
Chain Rag	On faint: deal 2 to enemy front

Chili and Coolant replace each other on the same bot.
Only one faint-tag (Sock or Chain Rag) per bot. A later one replaces the earlier.
Ember stacks with anything.
A second copy of the same food is refused at no cost.
Spark has no kit.

The battle

Automatic. Start kits fire, then front bots hit at the same time (damage equals the other's attack).
At 0 HP a bot faints and the next steps up.
Empty board loses the round.
Cap 40 exchanges, then use the round-winner ladder below.

Round winner (anti-draw)

Side with bots left wins.
Mutual wipe same exchange → higher damage dealt this round wins.
Still tied → higher total attack on the starting board this round.
Still tied → higher total max HP on the starting board.
Still tied → sudden-death exchanges (up to 3), then practice favors the player seat if still deadlocked.

Practice mode

Guests play against AI boards only.
No account. No Elo. No rated ghosts in MVP.

FAQ

How long is a Friday Pit match?

Best of three rounds, plus a fourth sudden-death round if tied on wins. Each round is one shop, one Pit Charge beat, and one auto battle.

Do I need an account?

No. Guest practice against AI is the MVP. Sign-in and rated play are later.

Is Friday Pit free?

Yes. The browser game is free to play for practice.

How much Scrap do I get?

10 Scrap at the start of every shop. Leftovers do not carry. They become Pit Charge (capped at 5, or 6 if you Overcharge).

What is Pit Charge?

Damage equal to your Charge, dealt to the enemy front at battle start before start kits. Built from unspent Scrap when you end the shop.

How many bots can I field?

Up to three. Leftmost fights first.

What is Rival Peek?

Once per shop, spend 1 Scrap to see the rival board for this round only.

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