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Hormuz Havoc, a satirical game overrun by AI bots

A browser strategy game that was swarmed by AI bot players within a day of launch.

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  • HN submitter kupadapuku Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 11 Apr 2026

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Hormuz Havoc is a satirical browser game in which you play a US president managing a Middle East crisis for 30 weeks until the midterms. It was built to share with friends, but within hours of posting it, AI bots had flooded the leaderboard, which became the more interesting story.

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  • Hacker News: Show HN: Hormuz Havoc, a satirical game that got overrun by AI bots in 24 hoursBlog or write-uphormuz-havoc.com

    The game.

  • Hacker News discussion (54 points)Forum threadnews.ycombinator.com
    HN submitter: kupadapukuPosted 11 Apr 2026

    The Show HN post about the bots.

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