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Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 has concluded!

[p]Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 is officially finished, and it may be one of the most demanding circuit optimization rounds weโ€™ve run so far!
[/p][h3]Final overall top 5 and final solutions :[/h3]
  1. [p]Mysterious Beeskyi-ymZERO Architect 293.3 pts ๐Ÿฅ‡
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  2. [p]Gavaldor 264.6 pts ๐Ÿฅˆ
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  3. [p]HeilTec 257.0 pts ๐Ÿฅ‰
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  4. [p]tyrnid 250.5 pts
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  5. [p]sillymel 234.1 pts

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[h3]๐Ÿงช What this Gauntlet was all about[/h3]
  • [p]Heavy use of transparent latches with Output Enable[/p]
  • [p]Row/Column memory addressing + routing constraints[/p]
  • [p]Optimization pressure on ticks, blocks, volume, and MOS count[/p]
  • [p]Pushing simulation performance assumptions to their limits[/p]
  • [p]Testing features and stages ideas for HC's Campaign[/p]
[p]Week 3 asked for everything at once, and you all answered with unreal creativity, discipline, and grit!
[/p][h3]๐ŸŽ Rewards[/h3]
  • [p]Top 5 get the Garnet Gauntlet Theme in the editor (if not already owned):

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  • [p]Top 3 will also receive a Hard Chip key to gift to someone - spread the microchip gospel! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ [/p]
[p]Congratulations to the winners! And thank you all for participating, whether you ranked first or last, every design submitted during this gauntlet has pushed the game forward! Highlighting new pathways for metrics, optimization tooling, and future memory puzzles. Thank you all for your participation! ๐Ÿ™[/p][h3]
Next Gauntlet Wishlist: What is the one thing you would like to see in the next tournament?[/h3][p][/p][p]Whether you are a competitive player or want to have fun, please answer in the comments below! Curious to see how the gauntlets could do better and be more fun![/p]