Recruiting · Group 13 (#2880–#3246) · 20 spots open State 3156 · State of Power · Jun '26

Operation
Slingshot

Down 150 million with four and a half hours left, State 3156 didn't panic. We held, we waited, and in the final minutes we released everything together — and won the prep phase at the buzzer.

Not the loudest state. The most coordinated one.

Prep winnerState 3156
State margin+106,172,016
Final 10 min+160M swing
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Prep total lead — 3156 minus 3110 BehindAhead
EVEN −150.2M −52.3M +107.0M +106.2M T-4:30 T-12:16 T-2:39 T-0:02 +160M / ~10 MIN
PREP TOTAL · 3156 MINUS 3110 · SAMPLED FROM IN-GAME TIMER
01 — The comeback

From the outside, the phase looked decided.

3110 led the prep phase by 150 million deep into Power Boost. To anyone watching, the result looked written. Inside 3156, the gap wasn't a verdict — it was bait. We held our points, kept the pressure invisible, and released in the final window. In about ten minutes, the prep total swung 160 million our way.

Preparation phase — total points, state vs state
Clock3156 total3110 totalLead
T-4:30:135,272,545,6995,422,750,336−150.2M
T-0:12:165,419,906,8245,472,246,063−52.3M
T-0:02:395,608,662,4585,501,615,521+107.0M
T-0:00:025,619,776,0565,513,604,040+106.2M
+106,172,016 Final margin. 3156 finished 5,619,776,056 to 3110's 5,513,604,040 — a losing position turned into a buzzer-beating win.
// proof
Prep scoreboard at T-4:30 — State 3156 trailing 3110 by about 150M
T‑4:30 · −150M — holding the gap
Prep scoreboard at T-12 minutes — still behind by roughly 52M, points held in reserve
T‑12 min · −52M — still behind
Prep scoreboard in the final seconds — released everything, ahead by 106M
T‑2s · +106M — won at the buzzer
02 — The alliance board

Where the state's surge came from.

The alliance board ranks every alliance across both states, so it shows exactly who fed 3156's comeback. VKS climbed from seventh to first, adding more than 154 million points in the final window and edging MNS for the top alliance position. EVL and WLD delivered major gains too, while accounts across the state fed the timing window that decided the phase.

Alliance point ranking — before vs after
RankAllianceStateBeforeAfterAdded
1[VKS] Vikings3156149,260,265303,533,769+154.3M
2[MNS]3110284,309,914302,066,176+17.8M
3[PHX]3156226,487,788240,201,664+13.7M
4[EVL]3156173,376,367219,267,118+45.9M
5[ABC]3110201,112,956218,597,233+17.5M
6[WLD]3156176,595,216217,130,531+40.5M
7[SUR]3156200,512,351200,792,738+0.3M
8[LOG]3110129,726,119136,519,087+6.8M

VKS lit the fuse — but this was not a solo win. A state wins prep when enough people understand the plan, believe in the timing, and move together. Every alliance and every account that held its points until the call helped turn the board. That's the difference between a collection of alliances and a real state.

// proof
Cross-state alliance board before the release — VKS sitting 7th with 149.2M
Before — VKS 7th, 149.2M
Cross-state alliance board after the release — VKS 1st with 303.5M
After — VKS 1st, 303.5M
03 — What kind of state runs this

The play worked because of who we are.

Not the mechanics — the room. A play like this needs dozens of people to trust a plan and move together at 2 a.m. on a Saturday. That only happens in a certain kind of state.

Patience

We don't panic

A 150 million deficit didn't rattle anyone. We trusted the read and waited for the window instead of spending into a loss.

Everyone

Every account counts

The win came from dozens of players moving together, not one hero. Coordination is the weapon — which means your contribution actually matters.

Voice

Ideas get heard

Operation Slingshot started as one player's read. Leadership trusted it and ran it. Good ideas don't need rank here.

Together

We move as one

Discord voice live through the final stretch, the whole state firing in the same window. Show up for the plan and you're part of it.

04 — From the other side

The other state watched it happen.

World chat told the story in real time — confusion, then the realization that the timing had landed, then the damage.

Confusion
"There's no one here!"
"What the hell are you doing?!"
Realization
"They just dumped everything at the end 😱"
Aftermath
"That was a crazy comeback."
"I'm totally broke."

That's the pressure a coordinated state creates: they can't see what's still being held until it's too late to answer. By the time the release is visible, the window to counter it has already closed.

// proof
World chat as 3110 realizes the prep lead has flipped
World chat — the realization
World chat aftermath — 3110 reacts to losing the prep phase
World chat — the aftermath
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Come build with us.

Most states would've folded at 150 million down. We waited. If you're the kind of player who reads a comeback like that and thinks "I want to be on that team" — not "glad I wasn't on the other side" — we've got 20 spots open to Group 13 (#2880–#3246) this window.

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