Here’s everything you’ll want to know heading into the challenge:

**Starting Date:** November 15th, 2024 @ 12:00PM UTC

**Duration:** 9 days, until 11:59PM UTC November 24th, 2024

## **Prize Distribution:**

The $500 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for fastest completion time in the selected category. The distribution is as follows:

**1st place** - $250

**2nd place** - $150

**3rd place** - $100

Please note that in order to comply with international tax law, **the challenge cash prize may be subject to tax withholding based on the winner's country of residence.**

## **Participation Prizes:**

As usual with our SRC Series Challenges, we are bringing back participation prizes!

First of all, any runner who submits any runs to the BO6 Zombies Speedrun Challenge will receive **one month** of SRC Supporter, if you haven’t heard of Supporter before you may learn more about it[ here](https://www.speedrun.com/supporter)!

Secondly, any challenge participants will be awarded with a unique (and yet to be revealed) title! If you’re unfamiliar with Titles, they are a unique descriptor that goes alongside your username on your profile (as well as profile popovers) which can (as of right now) only be acquired by participating in Challenges right here on SRC. To find out more, check out our last article about Titles! [https://www.speedrun.com/news/17vr795x-introducing-titles](https://www.speedrun.com/news/17vr795x-introducing-titles)

## **Eligibility:**

Open to players aged 18 and above worldwide, with the following exceptions: North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, Iran, Somalia, and Venezuela.

If you are under the age of 18, not to worry! You can still participate and win the participation prizes, but unfortunately you will not be eligible for the cash prizes amongst the top 3.

## **Category:**

The category of choice will be revealed shortly before the launch of the challenge!

## **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via [our Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/xny8nyl5-BO6Zombies-black-ops-6-zombies-speedrun-challenge)

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section. Please note that we require that prize eligible runs submitted to this challenge must have been live streamed to qualify.

**Rules and Regulations:**

All speedruns must adhere to the official rules, available on the Speedrun.com Challenge leaderboard.

Contest Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/xny8nyl5-BO6Zombies-black-ops-6-zombies-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/xny8nyl5-BO6Zombies-black-ops-6-zombies-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=contest)

Category Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/xny8nyl5-BO6Zombies-black-ops-6-zombies-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/xny8nyl5-BO6Zombies-black-ops-6-zombies-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit [the BO6 Zombies leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/BO6Zombies) and/or join [COD Zombies Speedrunning Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/H2VdDefUrK)!  You can also follow either the game or the challenge to receive notifications about challenge activity!

**Good luck, and have fun!️**

Get ready, zombies fans - our next SRC Series challenge is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies! It's time to face off against waves of the undead in this month's challenge which will test your skills and keep you on your toes.

SRC Series: Black Ops 6 Zombies Speedrun Challenge

Do you live for the thrill of cutting seconds off your best speedruns? Want to tackle new games and win real cash prizes for setting records? Then RapidRuns4Fun is the place for you!

# 🎮 What We’re About 🎮 

- **Speedrun Bounties:** Cash incentives for the fastest times on new and exciting games! Take on a challenge, set a record, and get rewarded for your skills.
- **Active Community:** Join fellow speedrunners for discussions, tips, and camaraderie. We love sharing techniques and celebrating milestones together!
- **Special Events:** Participate in themed marathons, raid parties, game shows, and more. There’s always something fresh and exciting in the works.
- **Weekly Recap Streams:** Join us every Sunday for our community recap stream! We highlight top runs, showcase progress, and bring everyone up to speed on the latest news and events.
- **Indie Dev Connections:** RapidRuns4Fun connects speedrunners with indie developers, shining a spotlight on games that might otherwise go unnoticed. By participating, you’ll not only compete but also support indie creators in the process.

# 💸 How Bounties Work 💸 

Each bounty is a cash prize attached to a specific game challenge. As long as you’ve got the skills, you’re in for a shot at winning. Plus, the more members join, the bigger and better the bounties!

🔗 Ready to Join? Become part of a supportive community, meet speedrunners and developers alike, and earn cash prizes while playing awesome, under-the-radar games. Join RapidRuns4Fun and let’s make every second count! [https://discord.gg/MVYRjgYAHW](https://discord.gg/MVYRjgYAHW)

The new small bounty was just announced today on the weekly recap stream and details can be found in the open bounty discord channel.

## Currently Running: [Kneedle Knight](https://www.speedrun.com/Kneedle_Knight)

## Rewards: 1st Place = $50, 2nd Place = $25

Note: We do bounties and events on a regular basis and tend to keep them short so you will see that the bounty prizes are small for now but the quantity of bounties makes up for it. We have given out a total of over $2000 in rewards since launch. We do have a Patreon and all money earned on that account gets dumped back into the community so these bounties can become larger in time as we grow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slSj1gmT6cQ

This community has many ongoing events including but not limited to speedrun bounties, game shows, and custom speedrunning events with plans to host marathon charity events in the future.

RapidRuns4Fun Community!

# The Gold Split Newsletter - Week #19

The Gold Split offers a free, weekly digest of news from the world of speedrunning and beyond.

This **Story of the Week** is all about the recently released games list for AGDQ 2025 and was featured in this week's issue. The full post includes **more news**, briefly, as well as this week's top times and a fun fact. Check it out **[HERE](https://goldsplit.substack.com/p/week-19)**.

## ![](https://www.speedrun.com/static/blob/wzxxw3qz.png)Story of the Week

***Awesome Games Done Quick*** needs no introduction. The next annual pinnacle of speedrunning events will take place in Pittsburgh, PA, as well as online from January 5th to January 12th, 2025.

Recently the official committee released the **[list of accepted games](https://gamesdonequick.com/games)**. It’s been distilled from over 2000 individual public submissions down to less than 10%. This ratio is the unfortunate end result of the team still not having figured out how to bend time to their will. A week still only has seven days.

The tl;dr that **you** get exclusively ahead of the story is: it’s great. Amazing even. Not only does it include many of the most popular speedgames, a lot of diversity and showcases you might never see elsewhere again, but there are also so many cool nuances and themes ready to take you beyond the usual and showcase other kinds of gaming excellence.

While I don’t want to take away from the experience of seeing these live, I do want to point out some of the guaranteed hits as well as things you might be interested in but have never heard of. The list will include some videos, so if you want to preserve the wonder that only seeing something for the first time can give you, just ignore them.

### The obvious hits

- **Every single music-themed showcase**
There’s so much entertainment value and creativity on display here. *Crazy Taxi* with a live backing band, *Elden Ring* played with an electric saxophone and completed without being hit, *New Super Mario Bros Wii* controlled by *Joy-Cons* strapped to the runner’s head and foot while they play the game’s soundtrack on a piano. I’ll simply let those descriptions speak for themselves. I’ll also add showcases of rhythm games *Jubeat* and *CHUNITHM LUMINOUS PLUS* here. Do not miss *CHUNITHM*.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1sjLtAk3EU

- **Awful Games Done Quick**
At GDQ events, the awful block showcasing games that are a little… rough around the edges has a long tradition and rich history. There’s a seemingly endless pit from which these games are being dragged onto the big stage. All of them will be relatively short, so I do suggest you stick around for the entire block. Who wouldn’t enjoy a nice and relaxing outing in *Golf With Your Grandmother* or going backwards at uncapped speeds in *Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing*? Once the schedule is released, simply look for these and you’ll find the block.
- ***The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time* (No Logic Randomizer) by** @zfg
Randomizers randomize the location of items, shops, dungeon entrances, and more. They’ve long been a great way to add variety to older games and provide a fresh experience. Settings can change how hard it may potentially be to get to certain items and places, and in this No Logic run by @zfg the difficulty has been set extremely high. You’ll be able to take a glimpse into the mind of a genius who has played this game actively for well over 12 years.
- ***Fallout: New Vegas (All Romances) by*** @Tomatoanus
@tomatoanus is incredibly good at providing engaging commentary, so this thirty-minute long breeze where he romances all twelve possible NPCs in a really, really broken game will be such a dense showcase of exactly that ability.

### The solid choices

Too many! Here’s a few things I’ll personally be looking out for:

- ***Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Any%, Original Mode) by*** @spikevegeta
DKC is one of the games @spikevegeta is most known for. He has been around for as long as GDQ itself, and for good reason.
- ***Alan Wake 2: Night Springs (All Episodes) by*** @sweetpeebs
- ***F-Zero GX* (All Tracks, Max Speed) by** @Fifa
This is about as fast as racing games go. The level of control is impressive, even if you’ve never played the game(s). But if you have, it’s mind-boggling.
- ***Spyro: Reignited Trilogy (Spyro 1: Any%, NBS) by*** @toastedkat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe33hMO2uS0

- ***Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Tightened Vice) by*** @EBen
Ben is a good friend and prolific runner of *Vice City*. He’s been with the game for a very long time and watched the run evolve many times. *Tightened Vice* is a mod that redesigns every mission and adds a lot of custom content to make the game significantly harder. Typical speedrun strategies are removed from the equation, making this a challenge even for veterans like him.
- ***Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Legendary Trial), a race between*** @GTAce, @EpicCrossover, @authorblues and @Skybilz
- ***Portal 2 (Single Player, No SLA) by*** @Msushi
@Msushi is one of those people that combines intimate knowledge of a specific game and a great ability to bring that knowledge across through commentary. They’ve created in-depth videos for the *Portal* games for well over four years.

### The hidden gems

There are always a few runs that I’d expect to fly under the radar for most people. Don’t sleep on these!

- ***Fresh Hops (100%) by*** @frozenflygone
I can’t think of a single Kaizo romhack that I didn’t find impressive and interesting. In addition to those attributes, this one also has a really unique theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8dUtk2n3kw

- ***G-Saviour (Any%) by*** @pmcTRILOGY
I might be wrong, but I believe this is the first Gundam game at the big GDQ stage. @pmcTRILOGY is a strong advocate of the franchise and has tried for many years and it’s great to see it finally happen.

- ***Rocket League (Workshop Map Speedrun Showcase) by*** @ThundaSurge
Movement is *Rocket League* is an art form and such a great example for something that’s easy to beat and impossible to master. For a long time the community has created custom maps that are more about traversing and less about scoring goals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPz54Qjb9Ow

- ***Super Mario Bros. (Any% STA), a race between*** @JeremyMKW, @GTAce, @SuperSonic, and @scalpel
This is not your run-of-the-mill race. Don’t get me wrong, any close SMB race would already be great, but here all four Marios are combined on a single screen, with a minimap and timing tower. However, this is not a romhack. All contestants play on augmented NES consoles that pass the signals to a computer, which in turn makes the magic happen.
- **Online runs from all over the world!**
Last, but not least: it’s always very wholesome to see people from all over the world come together. And enabling communities and people to participate that would have a difficult time travelling to the US is a great thing. I already mentioned *CHUNITHM*, which will be one of the online showcases. A few more I wanted to shout out are three speedruns done by people from Japan: ***Crypt Custodian by*** @inari, **ane-san by** @irukan **and** **Castlevania: Dracula X by** @Hensachi_60.

### Final Thoughts & What's Next

There’s obviously loads of other good content that I have not mentioned. That does not mean anything can be safely skipped or isn’t worth watching. The quality of the whole list is incredibly high across the board, and my top picks are of course subjective and might differ from yours. I encourage you to comb through the **[full list](https://gamesdonequick.com/games)** yourself and mark your own favourites. Or maybe wait until just a bit later today (November 8th), when the first draft of the schedule will be released, enabling you to already start filling your calendar.

The best thing about this stacked list is that it’s not even complete! Up next are the mentioned publication of the first schedule draft today, followed by a second public submission phase between November 15th and November 22nd. This phase is exclusive to games that hadn’t been released yet at the time of the first submission phase. I’m hoping for showcases of the *Silent Hill 2* remake as well as *The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom*. The latter was submitted during the first phase and rejected, but I have a hunch that the committee is simply hedging their bets about more submissions of the same game, considering it technically was released after the first submission phase closed.

![](https://www.speedrun.com/static/blob/rz251jdz.png)

Thank you for reading! If you're curious about more of this week's news or would even consider subscribing to the newsletter, you'll find the full post over **[HERE](https://goldsplit.substack.com/p/week-19)**.

Finding new stories to cover can be challenging. I encourage you to think about what happened recently in the communities you are a part of. If there are any stories, articles, glitches, events, or other topics I should be taking a look at, go ahead and **[submit them here](https://forms.gle/F1VJ4PG68FTZKqn49)** or in the **[Gold Split Discord](https://discord.gg/SpbFCgsYkU)**! 📨

The Gold Split is a free weekly newsletter focused on speedrunning. This week's main story is all about the recently released games list for AGDQ 2025.

The Gold Split #19 - The Games List is Kind

We’re excited to announce a new challenge for the Seterra speedrunning community! This challenge will take place in the game mode "Pin."

The challenge will run for two weeks, from November 3 at 18:00 GMT to November 17 at 18:00 GMT. During this time, participants will compete to achieve the fastest time on a specific map that will be announced at the start of the event. At the end of the challenge, the top three runners with the fastest times will win a share of the prize pool!

For those interested in participating or contributing to the prize pool, please feel free to reach out or join our Discord server for more information and updates. [https://discord.gg/npBHWCGR](https://discord.gg/npBHWCGR)

### Challenge Rules:

1. Video and Audio Requirements: Runs must include video footage with game audio and be recorded at a minimum of 30 frames per second.
2. Allowed Extensions and Tools: Only Neko’s extension without any additional modifications is allowed. Macros, autoclickers, or any other external tools are strictly prohibited.
3. Platform: Runs may be performed on Web or TouchWeb versions of the game.
4. Participation and Live Streaming Requirement: Anyone can participate by submitting a video of their run. To be eligible for the prize, runs must be live-streamed, and a VOD link must be attached in the submission description.
5. Submission Integrity: The run must remain submitted throughout the verification process. If a run is deleted before verification and payout are complete, the run and the user will be disqualified.
6. Regular Submission Encouraged: Runners are discouraged from withholding their personal best times until late in the challenge. Failing to submit runs throughout the challenge may result in disqualification for top times.
7. Moderators' Discretion: Moderators reserve the right to hold or reject any run they believe goes against the spirit of the rules, even if a specific rule is not explicitly listed here. For example, if a runner uses a trick or strategy that provides an unfair advantage over others and has not been publicly shared with the community, the run may be rejected.
8. Challenge Dates: Runs must be performed between the start and end dates of the challenge.
9. Run Verification: All runs must be verified to ensure they comply with the rules outlined here and will be reviewed by Speedrun.com moderators and staff.
10. Leaderboard Submission: Runs must be submitted on the designated challenge leaderboard, which will be published as soon as the challenge begins.

### Prize Details:

- Community-Funded Prize Pool: The cash prize pool is funded entirely by community contributions. The current prize pool is $80, and donations are open until the end of the challenge for anyone who wants to add to it!
- Prize Distribution: The prize pool will be divided among the top three places as follows:
    - 1st place: 60% of the total prize pool
    - 2nd place: 30% of the total prize pool
    - 3rd place: 10% of the total prize pool
- Tax Compliance: Cash prizes may be subject to tax withholding depending on the winner’s country of residence.
- Prize Payout: All prizes will be awarded in cash via electronic funds transfer once verification is complete.

For more information, please join our Discord server, where we’ll be sharing updates and answering any questions. Good luck to everyone, and we hope to see you in the challenge!

Join the Seterra speedrunning community's latest challenge! From November 3 to November 17, compete to achieve the fastest time on a surprise map and win a share of the community-funded prize pool!

Upcomming Seterra Community Challenge

Seterra (Geoguessr Version)

Kneedle Knight

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VexGamingTV

Daxzz

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SRC Series: Titanfall 2 Helmet Rush

Rebel Rush Speedrun Challenge

SRC Series: Peggle Initiate Speedrun Challenge

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SRC Series: MULLET MAD JACK Speedrun Challenge

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ALTF42 $5000 Speedrun Challenge

The Splodey $10,000 Speedrun Challenge

MoistCr1TiKaL $15,000 Speedrun Challenge #5

Athena Crisis Completionist Speedrun Challenge

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Survive both Chapter 1 & 2 of Poppy Playtime

SRC Series: Poppy Playtime Duo Challenge

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SRC Series: Ultrakill All Secret Levels (Inbounds)

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SRC Series: Rocket Racing Expert Tracks

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Pit of Eternal Sands - $10,000 Speedrun Challenge

Blood Will Run $10,000 Challenge

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Peggle Nights

Titanfall 2

ULTRAKILL

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1

ALTF42 [Early Access]

Ghostrunner 2

Another Crab's Treasure

In order to properly figure out categories, rules, timing method, etc. this leaderboard will not feature any runs for the first two weeks after the game's release. In the meantime you can join us in the [Prince of Persia discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/0Ss0agDWPoiSvr3E) to discuss about the game.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Rocket Racing

MULLET MAD JACK

Athena Crisis

Splodey

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies

Tails Noir: Rebel Rush

Submissions will be available 2 weeks after the official release (November 8th). These 2 weeks serve to help the moderation team create main categories, the IL leaderboard and respective rule-sets. Until then feel free to join and help the community with your findings and personal bests on the freshly opened SXS Generations-[Discord](https://discord.gg/M6CyCfC6M7)

Shadow Generations

UFO 50

The leaderboard is under an embargo period for 2 weeks after release. This is to allow players to enjoy the full experience of the game casually without feeling like they have to rush into developing the speedrun right away. Please take your time and enjoy the game!

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Submissions will be available 2 weeks after the official release (November 8th). These 2 weeks serve to help the moderation team create main categories, the IL leaderboard and respective rule-sets. Until then feel free to join and help the community with your findings and personal bests on the freshly opened SXS Generations-[Discord](https://discord.gg/M6CyCfC6M7)!

Sonic Generations (2024)

We will start accepting runs for this game one week after release to give enough time for an optimal route to be placed and for runners to have a run they like ready to submit.