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Week Ending 2026-09-20
2026-09-14 to 2026-09-20
Updated 2026-09-20T22:30:42.614666Z
Review
high
During the week of September 14–20, 2026, activity was dominated by ingesting Player Fit data and creating project setups for Jetpack Zombie Territory and Merge Jetpack Zombie. The team did not meet the Weekly North Star goal, as evidence shows no fresh Poki playtests were submitted for the four designated focus games.
Highlights
- Review imported Player Fit metrics for Jetpack Zombie Territory (build003) showing 128.4s average session time.
- Track 34 domain events establishing separate project setups for Jetpack Zombie Territory and Merge Jetpack Zombie.
Risks
- Address missed Weekly North Star targets as no fresh Poki playtests were submitted for the four primary candidate games.
- Resolve Matchy Cat build015 performance trailing build011 baseline due to early Match-3 rejection and control friction.
- Mitigate Mine Quest's low 49.2% gameplay start rate caused by hidden cutscene skip controls and pre-splash loading delays.
Follow-ups
- Analyze Matchy Cat and Color Cat Care recordings side by side to decide whether to park Matchy Cat or attempt onboarding fixes.
- Instrument Mine Quest first-run checkpoints and simplify cutscene skip UX to improve gameplay entry.
- Submit My Pet Shop baseline for Poki Web Fit evaluation and prepare CrazyGames builds for Deep Web Idle and Money Tree.
Sent Message
MM Weekly Review
Generated: 2026-09-20T13:00+00:00
Window: 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-20
Current Weekly North Star
By the next review around 2026-09-16, get at least four different candidate games into fresh Poki playtests, starting with Breakfast Cooking Time, Fruits Inc 3, Matchy Cat, and Mine Quest, while allowing fast substitution if implementation uncertainty makes a candidate a poor use of limited travel-week time.
Review
During the week of September 14–20, 2026, activity was dominated by ingesting Player Fit data and creating project setups for Jetpack Zombie Territory and Merge Jetpack Zombie. The team did not meet the Weekly North Star goal, as evidence shows no fresh Poki playtests were submitted for the four designated focus games.
Highlights
- Review imported Player Fit metrics for Jetpack Zombie Territory (build003) showing 128.4s average session time.
- Track 34 domain events establishing separate project setups for Jetpack Zombie Territory and Merge Jetpack Zombie.
Risks
- Address missed Weekly North Star targets as no fresh Poki playtests were submitted for the four primary candidate games.
- Resolve Matchy Cat build015 performance trailing build011 baseline due to early Match-3 rejection and control friction.
- Mitigate Mine Quest's low 49.2% gameplay start rate caused by hidden cutscene skip controls and pre-splash loading delays.
Follow-ups
- Analyze Matchy Cat and Color Cat Care recordings side by side to decide whether to park Matchy Cat or attempt onboarding fixes.
- Instrument Mine Quest first-run checkpoints and simplify cutscene skip UX to improve gameplay entry.
- Submit My Pet Shop baseline for Poki Web Fit evaluation and prepare CrazyGames builds for Deep Web Idle and Money Tree.
Portfolio
- 22 validation snapshots; 92.38s avg; 49.75s median; 11.11% 3m reach
- 0 live rows; 0 sessions
- 34 domain events; 1 submitted-build evidence; 0 live snapshots
Board
- shaping: 3
- experiment ready: 1
- implementing: 1
- waiting: 3
- needs analysis: 4
- parked: 5
Recent changes since 2026-09-14T03:00:00+00:00
- Project state rebuilt.
- Project setup updated: Merge Jetpack Zombie
- Project state rebuilt.
- Project setup updated: Jetpack Zombie Territory
- Project state rebuilt.
- Player Fit imported: merge-jetpack-zombies-playtests
- Source ingested: Merge Jetpack Zombie Poki Playtest Recordings merge-jetpack-zombies-playtests
- Project state rebuilt.
- ...and 26 more
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