Foundry Gauntlet Rev1 is officially finished, and it may be one of the most demanding circuit optimization rounds we’ve run so far!
Final overall top 5 and final solutions :
Mysterious Beeskyi-ymZERO Architect 293.3 pts 🥇
Gavaldor 264.6 pts 🥈
HeilTec 257.0 pts 🥉
tyrnid 250.5 pts
sillymel 234.1 pts
🧪 What this Gauntlet was all about
Heavy use of transparent latches with Output Enable
Row/Column memory addressing + routing constraints
Optimization pressure on ticks, blocks, volume, and MOS count
Pushing simulation performance assumptions to their limits
Testing features and stages ideas for HC's Campaign
Week 3 asked for everything at once, and you all answered with unreal creativity, discipline, and grit!
🎁 Rewards
Top 5 get the Garnet Gauntlet Theme in the editor (if not already owned):
Top 3 will also receive a Hard Chip key to gift to someone - spread the microchip gospel! ❤️🔥
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! 🙏
Next Gauntlet Wishlist: What is the one thing you would like to see in the next tournament?
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!