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The short description, the facts, the assets, and who to contact.
Quorum is an incremental systems design game for software engineers. You grow a startup from one server in a garage to a public company by fixing one bottleneck at a time. Each mechanic is based on real system behavior: PHP-FPM workers wait on the database, a Node.js event loop stalls on bcrypt, and a cache stampedes when it restarts.
Fact sheet#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Quorum |
| Site | https://playquorum.dev |
| Wiki | https://wiki.playquorum.dev |
| Price | Free, no ads |
| Platform | Web browser. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. WebGL required. |
| Accounts | None. A Company lives in the player's browser. |
| Languages | English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source | https://github.com/elianiva/quorum |
| Build | No version numbers. The title screen shows the build's git hash. |
| Developer | Elianiva, https://elianiva.com |
What makes it different#
Most system design games ask you to pick the right answer. Quorum gives you a running system with one bottleneck at a time. Every fix moves the bottleneck: a faster App Server sends more queries to the Database, a Cache removes Database load and adds stale reads, and a Read Replica adds read capacity and replication lag. The game teaches you which question to ask, not which product to buy.
The Simulation is deterministic and tested across Chromium, Firefox, WebKit, and workerd. The design document records every rule, and the reality check names the real incident or paper behind it.
Assets#
Screenshots: title, Board, Inspector, Research, Inbox, and a Zone Outage Sandbox.
Social card: 1200 by 630 PNG.
Logo: SVG mark.
Wiki logo: 1200 by 630 PNG.
Coverage#
Write to hi@elianiva.com. Include the outlet, the angle, and a deadline. Screenshots and quotes are available on request.
About the developer#
Elianiva builds Quorum and most of its wiki. The game is open source, and contributors help with code, design, and the wiki.