Introducing our next challenge in collaboration with Soup With Friends and Egg Nut - the carkour driving platformer, Tails Noir: Rebel Rush!

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

**Starting Date:** September 19th, 2024

**Duration:** 4 days, until 11:59PM UTC September 22nd, 2024

## **Prize Distribution:**

The $1000 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for fastest completion time in the Initiate category. The distribution is as follows:

**1st place** - $500

**2nd place** - $300

**3rd place** - $200

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:**

Any runner who submits any runs to the Rebel Rush 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)!

Each participant will **also** receive 1 copy each of both **Tails Noir** and **Tails Noir: Preludes** courtesy of Soup With Friends and Eggnut, who will be reaching out to you after the challenge!

## **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 for the challenge this time around will be New Game+!Here’s how it’s going to work:

- You must have completed at least 17 of the 18 levels to start a New Game+ run (the 18th level is all 17 levels combined into one track)

- Start the speedrun by selecting the “Drive” option in the main menu which will **run you through each of the levels in order without any of the dialog**

- Play through all 17 levels, ending time on the results screen at the end of level 17

## **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via [our Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/1r3x8pj0-Tails_Noir_Rebel_Rush-rebel-rush-speedrun-challenge)

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section. Please note that a new requirement has been added to this challenge, requiring that prize eligible runs must have been live streamed.

## **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/1r3x8pj0-Tails_Noir_Rebel_Rush-rebel-rush-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/1r3x8pj0-Tails_Noir_Rebel_Rush-rebel-rush-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=contest)

Category Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/1r3x8pj0-Tails_Noir_Rebel_Rush-rebel-rush-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/1r3x8pj0-Tails_Noir_Rebel_Rush-rebel-rush-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit [the Rebel Rush leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/Tails_Noir_Rebel_Rush) where you can find runs for the first few levels of the game already! You can also follow either the game or the challenge to receive notifications about challenge activity! You can also join [The Tails Noir Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/tailsnoir) and chat in #speedrunning to keep up with the community!

**Good luck, and have fun!️**

Attention, speedrunners! Forget the racing circuits and get ready for something completely different - because this is NOT your everyday racing game.

Rebel Rush $1000 Speedrun Challenge!

If you don’t know, the SRC Series is a lineup of challenges we're rolling out on a semi-regular basis, funded entirely by Speedrun.com. SRC Series challenges are designed to be fun and engaging, with a focus on community involvement. The prize bounties are smaller compared to sponsored challenges, providing a break from the stress of high-stakes competition! We hope SRC Series challenges will continue to bring speedrunners together from all kinds of communities to discover new games and meet new people.

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

**Starting Date:** August 24th, 2024

**Duration:** 8 days, until 11:59PM UTC September 1st, 2024

## **Prize Distribution:**

The $500 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for the fastest completion time in the Initiate 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 Peggle Nights Initiate 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 the title “Peggler”. 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 for the challenge this time around is a unique creation created specifically for this challenge by the Peggle mod team - Initiate! Here’s the breakdown:

- Create a new file

- Play the first 15 levels of Adventure Mode (1-1 through 3-5)

- Navigate to the challenges menu in the main menu

- Complete the 5 challenges in the “Initiate Challenges” page in any order

## **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via [our Challenge Leaderboard here on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/0z310pvk-pegglen-src-series-peggle-initiate-speedrun-challenge)

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section. Please note that a new requirement has been added to this challenge, requiring that prize eligible runs must have been live streamed.

## **Rules and Regulations:**

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

Contest Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/0z310pvk-pegglen-src-series-peggle-initiate-speedrun-challenge/contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/0z310pvk-pegglen-src-series-peggle-initiate-speedrun-challenge/contest)

Category Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/0z310pvk-pegglen-src-series-peggle-initiate-speedrun-challenge/rules](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/0z310pvk-pegglen-src-series-peggle-initiate-speedrun-challenge/rules)

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit[ the Peggle Nights leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/pegglen) Follow either the game or the challenge to receive notifications about challenge activity! You can also join [The Peggle Project Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/68Abdw42Yv) and chat in #src-challenge to keep up with the community!

**Good luck, and have fun!️**

Do you ever reminisce about the days of playing Peggle? Or are you a true Peggler, playing Peggle in 2024? We've got some exciting news to share – the next challenge as part of our SRC Series will be… Peggle Nights!

SRC Series: Peggle Nights Initiate Speedrun Challenge!

With the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for ELDEN RING, developer FromSoftware really managed to up the difficulty of the game once more. Introducing new, [hard-hitting bosses](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Promised+Consort+Radahn) that really love to throw punches like Mike Tyson, a new [NPC 'gank' fight](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Leda+and+Allies+Boss) for players to despise (hehe), the elegantly brutal fight with [Bayle](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Bayle+The+Dread), likely the hardest fight with a dragon FromSoftware has created so far, a wide variety of new weapons, spells and items, a whole new map to explore and more!

But.. what if all of that wasn't even enough? What if the speedrun community just has to push things even further once again? Well Souls veteran and speedrunner @Distortion2 just had that exact idea...

# **Defeat All Remembrance Bosses at Rune Level 1 (aka RL1 DLC%)**

Announcing the **RL1 (Rune Level 1) DLC%** competition, which requires runners to beat **all the major bosses of the DLC**, also known as **Remembrance bosses** as quickly as possible at **Rune Level 1** which means **no leveling up is allowed at all**.

![](/static/blob/1n57klme.jpg)

As if this wasn't big enough of a feat already, Distortion2 announced there **would be even more restrictions** added to make things even more interesting. To name a few (but not exclusive to):

## **ONE Scadutree Fragment upgrade PER defeated boss**

Debuting in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC: **Scadutree Fragments** are optional consumables that can be used to enhance simultaneously offensive and defensive capabilities at any Sites of Grace, acting like a permanent boost to your DLC damage dealt and damage negation.

![](/static/blob/1n73w70e.png)

Quite a few of these can be collected pretty early in the DLC through some clever routing, making some boss fights (a lot) easier because of the signifcant damage and defense increases that these Scadutree Fragments offer.

So to spice things up further for the competition, **participants are only allowed to use one single Scadutree Fragment upgrade per defeated DLC boss** which further increases this challenge's difficulty, forcing participants to really think about their equipment and routing.

## **DLC equipment and items ONLY**

Apart from that, **participants may only use equipment found in the DLC along with what is provided on the character through a pre-made savefile** meaning no base game equipment that can be used to quickly become overpowered with. Wow!

.. and there are even more restrictions though you can look these up in the Discord server for the event below!

Such a huge challenge doesn't come easy at all.. and thus offers a huge reward for participants.
The total prize pool for the competition is a whopping **$10,000** divided between 1st to 10th places, plus **a bonus prize pool from donations** that Distortion2 graciously offers on top of this already huge prize pool, as per Distortion2's last message:

![](/static/blob/rnq1kgre.png)

This is surely going to be one hell of a competition!

Interested in participating in the competition?
Or to hunt for boss strategies or glitches?
Or even simply to specatate the event?
We would love to see you!

Join the ELDEN RING RL1 DLC% [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/DYT4rDatk5) to learn about the complete ruleset for the competition, prizepool information, boss strategies, routing, other participants and more!

Good luck to all the participants!

Its been barely one month after the popular DLC "Shadow of the Erdtree" released for ELDEN RING but already a huge new speedrun competition involving this new DLC just got announced..

HUGE $10,000 ELDEN RING Competition by Distortion2

If you don’t know, the SRC Series is a lineup of challenges we're rolling out semi-regularly, funded entirely by Speedrun.com. SRC Series challenges are designed to be fun and engaging, focusing on community involvement. The prize bounties are smaller compared to sponsored challenges, providing a break from the stress of high-stakes competition! We hope SRC Series challenges will continue to bring speedrunners from all kinds of communities together to discover new games and meet new people.

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

**Starting Date:** July 19th, 2024

**Duration:** 10 days, until 11:59 PM UTC July 29th, 2024

## **Prizes!**

We’ve got a whole LOAD of prizes this time around! Have a look at the list below:

**First Place:**- Mad Jack Figure

![](/static/blob/3nv1x78n.png)

**Top 3:**

- $500 Prize Pool

**Top 5:**- Your name in the credits

- Artbook & Soundtrack Steam Key

**All Participants:**- 1 Month of SRC Supporter

- “Mullet Mad” Title

Big thanks to Mullet Mad Jack developer HAMMER95 for providing the figurine, credits spots, as well as the artbook and soundtrack keys!

**Prize Pool Distribution:**

The $500 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for fastest completion time in the Any% 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 all of our SRC Series Challenges, we are bringing back participation prizes!

First of all, any runner who submits any runs to the Mullet Mad Jack 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 the title “Mullet Mad”. 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 for the challenge this time around is Any%! Go as fast as you can on any difficulty you’d like (except for “NO TIMER”) and complete the game!

## **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via[ our Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/lwp40yez-Mullet_Mad_Jack-mullet-mad-jack-speedrun-challenge)

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section. Please note that a new requirement has been added to this challenge, requiring that prize eligible runs must have been live streamed.

## **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/lwp40yez-Mullet_Mad_Jack-mullet-mad-jack-speedrun-challenge/contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/lwp40yez-Mullet_Mad_Jack-mullet-mad-jack-speedrun-challenge/contest)

Category Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/lwp40yez-Mullet_Mad_Jack-mullet-mad-jack-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/lwp40yez-Mullet_Mad_Jack-mullet-mad-jack-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit[ the Mullet Mad Jack leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/Mullet_Mad_Jack) Follow either the game or the challenge to receive notifications about challenge activity! You can also join[ the Mullet Mad Jack Discord server](https://discord.gg/47S9Ms6zme) and chat in #speedrunning to keep up with the community!

**Good luck, and have fun!️**11:59 PM

Are you an 80’s anime, synthwave, or otherwise a first-person shooter fan? We've got some exciting news to share – the next challenge as part of our SRC Series will be… Mullet Mad Jack!

SRC Series: MULLET MAD JACK Speedrun Challenge!

Get ready to dive into a challenge that’ll test your precision, reaction time, and of course - speed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot0MagwxASM

**Starting Date:** 10:00pm UTC June 4th, 2024

**Duration:** 14 days, until 11:59PM UTC June 18th, 2024

Here’s what you need to know before diving in on June 18th:

## **The Prize**

We’ve got a unique prize distribution this time.

This time… it's all or nothing! The speedrunner with the fastest verified run by the end of the challenge will win the entirety of the $10,000 prize pool.

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.

## **Eligibility:**

Must own a legitimate copy of Splodey.

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

# Lurkit Campaign

Qualified creators may use the [Splodey Lurkit Campaign](https://www.lurkit.com/campaigns/splodey) to get a key.

- Streams (Twitch & YouTube) - **10** average concurrent viewers
- Videos (YouTube) - **1,000** average views

## **Category:**

The featured category in this challenge will be **Any%** in which you will need to beat the base game (4 worlds, 100 levels total) as fast as possible. Secret levels and Bonus World will not be required. For you new speedrunners, Any% essentially means beat the game as fast as you possibly can within the limits of the game. This includes glitches and exploits. If you would like further clarification please refer to the category rules on the challenge leaderboard. Some updates may have to be made to the ruleset depending on the development of the route over the coming weeks - but the spirit of the category will remain the same. Any updates to the ruleset will be communicated to participants as they are made

# **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via our [Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/vd39ep5n-Splodey-the-splodey-10k-challenge)

Although not required, you are encouraged to show a timer on screen for your submission.

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section.

# **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/vd39ep5n-Splodey-the-splodey-10k-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/vd39ep5n-Splodey-the-splodey-10k-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

**Category Rules:** [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/vd39ep5n-Splodey-the-splodey-10k-challenge/rules?view=contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/vd39ep5n-Splodey-the-splodey-10k-challenge/rules?view=contest)

## **Challenges**

In case you aren’t aware of what a challenge is in the context of Speedrun.com, a Challenge leaderboard functions similarly to the regular leaderboards you're already familiar with. However, we've made a few layout adjustments to cater to the time-sensitive nature of challenges and the inclusion of prize pools.

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To follow the challenge as well as find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit the[ Splodey Challenge leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/vd39ep5n-Splodey-the-splodey-10k-challenge/rules?view=challenge) and the [Splodey Discord server](http://www.discord.gg/madmushroomgg)

Good luck, and have fun speedrunners! :)

Attention all 2D platformer enjoyers and speedrunners from all genres! We've got some exciting news to share – brace yourselves for the $10,000 Splodey Speedrun Challenge, brought to you in collaboration with Mad Mushroom! 

Splodey $10k Speedrun Challenge!

Get ready to dive into a challenge that'll test your skills and push you to the limit.

**Starting Date:** 7:00am UTC June 5th, 2024

**Duration:** 7 days, until 7:00am UTC June 12th, 2024

Here’s what you need to know before diving in on June 5th:

## **Eligibility:**

Must own a legitimate copy of ALTF42

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

## **Category:**

The featured category in this challenge will be **Any%**. For you new speedrunners, this essentially means beat the game as fast as you possibly can within the limits of the game. This includes glitches and exploits - if you would like further clarification please refer to the category rules on the challenge leaderboard. Some updates may have to be made to the ruleset depending on the development of the route over the coming weeks - but the spirit of the category will remain the same. Any updates to the ruleset will be communicated to participants as they are made

# **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via our [Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/jm3qmpnq-altf42-altf42-speedrun-challenge)

Although not required, you are encouraged to show a timer on screen for your submission.

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section.

# **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/jm3qmpnq-altf42-altf42-speedrun-challenge/contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/jm3qmpnq-altf42-altf42-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=contest)

**Category Rules:** [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/jm3qmpnq-altf42-altf42-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/jm3qmpnq-altf42-altf42-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

## **Prize Distribution:**

The $5000 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for fastest completion time in the chosen category. The distribution is as follows:

**1st place** - $1200

**2nd place** - $1000

**3rd place** - $800

**4th place** - $600

**5th place** - $500

**6th place** - $300

**7th place** - $150

**8th place** - $150

**9th place** - $150

**10th place** - $150

## **Challenges**

In case you aren’t aware of what a challenge is in the context of Speedrun.com, a Challenge leaderboard functions similarly to the regular leaderboards you're already familiar with. However, we've made a few layout adjustments to cater to the time-sensitive nature of challenges and the inclusion of prize pools.

We always aim to avoid any undue pressure on the associated moderation team with whatever game is the focus of the challenge - so to ensure a smooth process, all runs submitted to the challenge leaderboard will be screened and verified by either SRC staff or ALTF42 moderation team members *volunteering for the challenge specifically*. After the challenge concludes, SRC staff will collaborate with the ALTF42 moderation team to discuss the potential merging of challenge runs into the regular leaderboard once the moratorium period expires, respecting the mod team's preferences.

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To follow the challenge as well as find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit the[ ALTF42 Challenge leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/jm3qmpnq-altf42-altf42-speedrun-challenge) and the [ALTF4 & ALTF42 Speedrun Discord server](https://discord.gg/fWcBMjVGrc)

Good luck, and have fun speedrunners! :)




Attention all hardcore platform enjoyers and speedrunners from all genres! We've got some exciting news to share – brace yourselves for the $5000 ALTF42 Speedrunning Challenge, brought to you in collaboration with GRAVITY!

ALTF42 $5000 Speedrun Challenge!

Prepare yourselves for a challenge which will test your wit and of course - speed.

**Starting Date:** 12:00pm UTC May 22nd, 2024

**Duration:** 11 days, until 11:59PM UTC June 2nd, 2024

This challenge is especially exciting, because we’ve worked with the developer on some extra content developed *specifically* for this speedrun challenge - more on that later. Here’s what you need to know:

## **Eligibility:**

Must own a legitimate copy of Athena Crisis

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

## **Category:**

As this is a challenge for a pre-existing game, we will not be revealing the category until near the start of the challenge to avoid anyone starting too far ahead of time. That said, if you want to hop in a game and start learning the basics to prepare yourself - we encourage you to do so if you’d like!

# **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via our[ Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/ml3l8pr0-Athena_Crisis-athena-crisis-speedrun-challenge)

Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section.

# **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/ml3l8pr0-Athena_Crisis-athena-crisis-speedrun-challenge/contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/ml3l8pr0-Athena_Crisis-athena-crisis-speedrun-challenge/contest)

**Category Rules:**[https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/ml3l8pr0-Athena_Crisis-athena-crisis-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/ml3l8pr0-Athena_Crisis-athena-crisis-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

## **Prize Distribution:**

The $1000 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for fastest completion time in the chosen category. The distribution is as follows:

**1st place** - $500

**2nd place** - $300

**3rd place** - $200

## **Challenges**

In case you aren’t aware of what a challenge is in the context of Speedrun.com, a Challenge leaderboard functions similarly to the regular leaderboards you're already familiar with. However, we've made a few layout adjustments to cater to the time-sensitive nature of challenges and the inclusion of prize pools.

We always aim to avoid any undue pressure on the associated moderation team with whatever game is the focus of the challenge - so to ensure a smooth process, all runs submitted to the challenge leaderboard will be screened and verified by either SRC staff or Athena Crisis moderation team members *volunteering for the challenge specifically*. After the challenge concludes, SRC staff will collaborate with the Athena Crisis moderation team to discuss the potential merging of challenge runs into the regular leaderboard once the moratorium period expires, respecting the mod team's preferences.

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To follow the challenge as well as find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit the[ Athena Crisis Challenge leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/ml3l8pr0-Athena_Crisis-athena-crisis-speedrun-challenge) and the #🏃🏽-speedrun channel in the [Athena Crisis Discord server](https://discord.gg/ch9qYJ34Xq)

Good luck, and have fun speedrunners! :)

Attention all turn-based strategy enjoyers and speedrunners from all genres! We are extremely excited to announce our $1000 Athena Crisis Speedrunning Challenge in collaboration with Nakazawa Tech & Null Games!

Athena Crisis $1000 Speedrun Challenge!

Attention horror fans and speedrunners of all kinds!

We're excited for our next challenge as part of our SRC Series! If you don’t know, the SRC Series is a lineup of challenges we're rolling out on a semi-regular basis, funded entirely by Speedrun.com. SRC Series challenges are designed to be fun and engaging, with a focus on community involvement. The prize bounties are smaller compared to sponsored challenges, providing a break from the stress of high-stakes competition! We hope SRC Series challenges will continue to bring speedrunners together from all kinds of communities to discover new games and meet new people.

For our next challenge, we've selected **Poppy Playtime**! If you're unfamiliar, Poppy Playtime is a Puzzle Horror currently in development (with 3 chapters available) by Mob Entertainment.

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

**Starting Date:** April 14th, 2024

**Duration:** 10 days, until 11:59PM UTC April 24th, 2024

## **Prize Distribution:**

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

**1st place** - $250

**2nd place** - $150

**3rd place** - $100

## **Participation Prizes:**

We are bringing back participation prizes for the second challenge in a row!

First of all, any runner who submits any runs to the Poppy Playtime 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 the title **PLAYTOY**. 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)

## **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:**

*(Updated post-launch of the challenge)*

The category of choice for this Challenge **will involve running Any% of both Poppy Playtime Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 on the current patch of the game!**

To learn more, please check out our [Challenge Rules](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/dz35e3g5-ppt_c1-src-series-poppy-playtime-duo-challenge/rules?view=challenge) :)

## **Submission:**

Record your speedrun and submit it via[ our Challenge leaderboard here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/dz35e3g5-ppt_c1-poppy-playtime-duo-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 (top 3)** must have been live-streamed for this challenge.

## **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/dz35e3g5-ppt_c1-poppy-playtime-duo-challenge/contest](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/dz35e3g5-ppt_c1-poppy-playtime-duo-challenge/contest)

Category Rules: [https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/dz35e3g5-ppt_c1-poppy-playtime-duo-challenge/rules?view=challenge](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/dz35e3g5-ppt_c1-poppy-playtime-duo-challenge/rules?view=challenge)

## **Preparation Suggestions**

To find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit[ the Poppy Playtime leaderboard right here on Speedrun.com.](https://www.speedrun.com/ppt_c1) Follow either the game or the challenge to receive notifications about challenge activity! You can also join[ the Poppy Playtime Discord server](https://discord.gg/rdwTbGRRwy) to keep up with the community!

**Good luck, and have fun!️**

Join us for our next SRC Series challenge: Poppy Playtime!

SRC Series: Poppy Playtime Duo Speedrun Challenge

Hey everyone! A few days ago during the SRC Series ULTRAKILL Speedrun Challenge announcement we mentioned that we were introducing two new participation prizes for *everyone* who submits a run to the challenge. The first participation prize is one month of SRC Supporter, but now let’s get into the previously unrevealed prize.Without any more deliberation, I would like to introduce titles!

# Titles

These are the second part of the participation prizes! By participating in a challenge, you will get a unique “title” to display next to your username. We’ve retroactively given out titles for any participants in the Rocket Racing and Ghostrunner speedrun challenges, and if you are interested in getting another - the title for this challenge is “ULTRA”!

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/3CTk4nB_0bFWHeVDQxrQOEZelFi8ou2OUDqLpjFkUcD9MwDm5Pi9rMPaw5gSNcPUO9BHBdCNdaVzZkz7A7e7ycEernLcSrTaB06TgQzK6fEZGtADGMq7c-bmyGOcESzDwMqwPhfDItKXUjCY1bPDttI)

You can of course disable it if you’d like, or swap it out with another title of your choice if you have them unlocked!

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/GxWrMJChGVG3NNrG5Rk8kMYF2FsN0z178oSbHnzhcnyz_WBdoSsXZQvmRLhZToNUd54Qvr4nUajdcVOvt0LjAR0v15T-ZQFqfwPRClegt0oD9CrZwOdyh_k-M4j_52jJQmVHbi3hroizs4ZNvdlZ-z8)

In the future, we are looking to add lots more titles for challenge participants and perhaps even for other activities on the site so stay tuned for that! As of the writing of this post, the ULTRAKILL Speedrun Challenge is still currently live which means you can claim your “ULTRA” title just by submitting any run that fulfills the challenge requirements before the deadline on March 20th, 2024 :)

Introducing titles, the latest in participation prizes for speedrun challenges on Speedrun.com :)

Introducing: Titles!

Now that the challenge is live, it's time to reveal the category!

The category of focus for this challenge is... **All Secret Levels (Inbounds)!**

Please be sure to read over the [challenge rules](https://www.speedrun.com/challenges/vx30zp26-ultrakill-src-series-ultrakill-speedrun-challenge/rules?view=challenge), as well as the game rules and contest rules :)

To learn more about the challenge, [please check out our previous article](https://www.speedrun.com/news/9n52o38l-src-series-ultrakill-speedrun-challenge)! :)


The SRC Series: ULTRAKILL challenge has started so it's time to reveal the category!

SRC Series: ULTRAKILL All Secret Levels (Inbounds) Challenge

Peggle Nights

ULTRAKILL

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1

Elden Ring

Athena Crisis

Splodey

Daravae

xwpw4y0l

Chained Together

Categories are being discussed in the discord and will be created in the coming days/weeks!

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Roblox: Pressure

Metal Slug: Awakening

# Hey everyone, Blxxd here.


## For the next 1.5 weeks, Into the Pit will NOT be open to accepting submissions until we figure out what we want to have for Categories and the like, alongside some more technical details. Stay tuned!

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Welcome to the THE JOY OF CREATION Demo! For the sake of giving people time, and for us as moderators to get everything set up for the boards, we will open them up this Monday, August 5th at midnight EST! This will give everyone the chance to complete the demo and begin to improve their times over the weekend. For the time being, there will likely just be 2 categories; any% (game completion) and death% (die as quick as possible).