Games Format
Game 1: Red Light, Green Light (Code Freeze)
A coding challenge where participants must write code when the green light shows and immediately stop when the red light appears. Any participant caught typing during a red light is eliminated. The code must compile and solve a given problem to proceed to the next round.
Game 2: Dalgona Challenge (Debug Pattern)
Participants receive a complex piece of buggy code forming a pattern. They must carefully debug and fix the code without breaking the pattern structure. Those who break the code pattern or fail to fix all bugs within the time limit are eliminated.
Game 3: Tug of War (Database Pull)
Teams compete to query and extract specific data from a database faster than their opponents. This challenge tests SQL knowledge and optimization skills as participants "pull" data against opposing teams.
Game 4: Marbles (Algorithm Optimization)
Participants are paired up and given identical algorithmic problems. Each player gets a set number of "optimization marbles" representing computational complexity. Players must strategically "bet" on optimizations until one player has created the most efficient algorithm.
Game 5: Glass Stepping Stones (Security Pathfinding)
A cybersecurity challenge where participants must navigate through a series of servers with potential vulnerabilities. Each step requires choosing between secure and vulnerable paths - choosing wrong leads to elimination.
Final Game: Squid Game (Full-Stack Challenge)
The final survivors face off in an intense full-stack development challenge, combining frontend, backend, database, and security elements under extreme time pressure. Only one will emerge as the ultimate winner.
