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Open Community Gauntlet v1 has concluded!

[p]My humble contribution for week 4

OCGv1 is officially wrapped. Four weeks, four incrementally harder challenges, and some genuinely impressive transistor-level optimization from everyone who competed. Big thanks to the community member who initiated and drove this whole thing: this was entirely player-organized.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]šŸ† Final Standings![/h3]
[p]#[/p]
[p]Player[/p]
[p]Total[/p]
[p]W1[/p]
[p]W2[/p]
[p]W3[/p]
[p]W4[/p]
[p]šŸ„‡[/p]
[p]simon1283491[/p]
[p]34 pts[/p]
[p]r2[/p]
[p]r3[/p]
[p]r2[/p]
[p]r1[/p]
[p]🄈[/p]
[p]hallojasper[/p]
[p]30 pts[/p]
[p]r1[/p]
[p]r1[/p]
[p]r1[/p]
[p]—[/p]
[p]šŸ„‰[/p]
[p]Gavaldor[/p]
[p]24.5 pts[/p]
[p]r4[/p]
[p]r2[/p]
[p]r4[/p]
[p]r5[/p]
[p]4[/p]
[p]RebelMike[/p]
[p]20.9 pts[/p]
[p]r5[/p]
[p]r6[/p]
[p]r5[/p]
[p]r2[/p]
[p]5[/p]
[p]Tyrnid[/p]
[p]19.4 pts[/p]
[p]r3[/p]
[p]r7[/p]
[p]r6[/p]
[p]r3[/p]
[p]
simon1283491
takes the crown with a strong and perfect 10 in Week 4 sealing the win despite hallojasper dominating the first three weeks. That's the incremental format doing its thing: consistency compounds, but a late surge can still flip the table.[/p][p]Process Prime week 4 solution, which gave a hard time to all players![/p][p][/p][h3]
šŸŽØ Rewards[/h3][p]New for OCGv1 participants: all podium winners receive the Celadon Gauntlet theme, with the existing reward, Garnet Gauntlet won by simon1283491!
[/p][p]Sub process week 4 solution, with the new Celadon theme that players win by participating in the gauntlet.[/p][p][/p][h3]
šŸ“ The Format
[/h3][p]For anyone unfamiliar: OCGv1 used an incremental structure where each week's challenge built directly on the previous one. Your Week 1 design wasn't just a one-off, it became the foundation you were stuck with (or got to exploit) going forward. Scoring weighted speed (ticks) at 40%, with blocks, volume, and MOS splitting the remaining 60%.[/p][p]Week winners whose blueprints were revealed:[/p]
  • [p]W1 - AndNotMultiGate: hallojasper[/p]
  • [p]W2 - OrXorMultiGate: hallojasper[/p]
  • [p]W3 - AndOrXorNotMultiGate: hallojasper[/p]
  • [p]W4 - 4bit AndOrXorNot: Process Prime[/p]
[p]You can view and import all revealed blueprints on the gauntlet page on Hardchip website

If you wish to go through the mental challenge of coming up with stages for a new Gauntlet, reach out!

Congrats to everyone who competed, and stay tuned for more updates![/p]