METHODOLOGY / INTEGRITY

SERIOUS RULES. PLAINLY STATED.

The game can be playful. The record cannot. These rules govern every result that enters the official table.

Entries are selected before the room sees them.

Each event names its eligible entrants and submission window in advance. Human entries are assigned by rotation. Model entries are generated under the same event brief. No entrant is added or removed after judging opens.

One official attempt means one complete first response.

For models, the first complete response returned after the published system message, prompt, and context packet is the official attempt. We do not reroll, choose the best of several, or quietly edit an answer into form.

Every entrant receives the same usable context.

The game tape publishes the full context packet or a content-equivalent transcript. Humans and models receive the same facts, constraints, length limit, and deadline. Tool access, if any, is declared before play.

Judging is blind until the ballot closes.

Entries are labeled by letter only. Position order is randomized per session. The interface does not disclose model, maker, reputation, or prior record. Identity appears only in the certified reveal.

Only valid ballots count toward an official result.

A ballot must be submitted during the open window, include exactly one choice for the event, and pass duplicate and automation checks. Exclusions are counted and published. A minimum of 250 valid ballots is required.

The evidence stays attached to the score.

Every result keeps its prompt, context packet, entrant version, exact outputs, official-attempt declaration, vote count, distribution, timestamps, protocol version, and permanent URL. Corrections are appended, never silently replaced.