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[p]My humble participation, the bare minimum for scoring (don't look the 5x size)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]What an incredible finish for the Open Community Gauntlet v0! This first fully open community event delivered: creativity, optimization, and unique designs! That was a blast to see it unfold![/p][h3]
🏆 Final overall top 3 final solutions![/h3][p] 1. simon1283491 +97.7pts[/p][p][/p][p]2. HeilTec +92.8pts[/p][p][/p][p]3. Gavaldor +91.7pts[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Final ranking and points for the entire event:[/p][h3]
🥇 Gavaldor - 288 points Ticks: 112.1 · Blocks: 56 · Volume: 59.9 · Transistors: 60[/h3][p][/p][h3]🥈 HeilTec - 277.3 points Ticks: 106 · Blocks: 56.2 · Volume: 56.2 · Transistors: 59[/h3][p][/p][h3]🥉 simon1283491 - 257.9 points Ticks: 103.9 · Blocks: 51.3 · Volume: 52 · Transistors: 50.7[/h3][p]
Complete leaderboard here: https://hardchip.io/gauntlets/opencommunitygauntletv0[/p][p]Congratulations to the winners! Whether you ranked first or last, it was a pleasure spending a little bit of holiday time with you! Thank you all for your participation! 🙏[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]🧪 What this Gauntlet was about[/h3]

• [p]All stages were made by a player! This represents the first community-driven gauntlet.[/p]
• [p]Everything relied on the Community Stage Editor (CSE). [/p]
• [p]Identify sections of the process that need my "dev presence" to provide the required tools so players can organize Gauntlet on their own in the future.
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[h3]🎁 Rewards[/h3]

• [p]Top 3 get the Garnet Gauntlet Theme in the editor (if not already owned):
  
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Next Gauntlet, to be announced.[/h3][p]Gauntlets will come back! It will most probably be an official "Foundry" gauntlet, where I'll try experimental features for HC again. But if you would like to drive a 2 to 3 weeks event yourself, hit me up and I will make it happen!

Stay tuned for more updates![/p]

[h2]🚀 New Community Gauntlet Incoming![/h2][p][/p][p]Open Community Gauntlet v0 screen from the Main Menu![/p][p][/p][p]Starting Saturday, December 13th at 18:00 UTC! For the next 3 weeks (until January 3rd), Hard Chip is hosting a brand-new gauntlet entirely designed by the community, crafted by one of the top HC players. This challenge is an open invitation to dive deep into the logic of division, starting from its most fundamental building blocks. Whether you’re a seasoned optimizer or just curious, this journey is built to be explored step by step. 🧠⚙️
[/p][p]📈 This is an Incremental Gauntlet: each week builds directly on the previous one, meaning your early decisions matter a lot. Each week’s best solution will be revealed at the start of the next week 🥇 (use it, study it… or beat it). Speed is king here with Ticks weighted at 40%, but balance still matters ⚖️! The remaining 60% can make or break your score. Miss a week, and you risk losing up to 100 points, so consistency counts! 📅🔥

Garnet theme, you can unlock this gauntlet!
[/p][p]🏆 The top 3 players at the end of the gauntlet will earn the Editor Garnet Theme.
Week 1 kicks off with a 2-bit subtractor: simple on paper, but full of implications. Will you guess where this is going? 😏

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