Week 0 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. (This puzzle was optional and didn't affect your tournament score.) METRICS Rate > Steady State Area > Cost Area > Cycles > Cost Solutions which continue to gain area forever do not have a Steady State Area and ar...

Week 1 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Sum (Cost + Cycles + Area) Lexicographic Cycles > Area > Cost REAGENTS Quintessence PRODUCTS Quintessential Breathing Gas The Lexicographic Cycles metric first compares solutions by how long they take to o...

Week 2 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Trackless Instructions > Area > Cycles Height > Cycles > Cost REAGENTS Filtered Waste PRODUCTS Essence of Heat Essence of Cold Solutions with track are not considered for the Trackless Instructions metric....

Week 3 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Cost > Area > Cycles Cycles > Cost > Area REAGENTS Essence of Cold Elemental Water PRODUCTS Hydroponic Solution Mikael Eltus Hey. Alara Fen Mikael?! How did *you* manage to get on board? Mikael Eltus Sorry...

Week 4 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Sum4 (Cost + Cycles + Area + Instructions) Area > Cycles > Cost REAGENTS Essence of Heat Elemental Iron PRODUCTS Biosteel Filament "If you see one with red armor, don't even bother. Just run." - Anonymous ...

Week 5 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Cycles > Cost Period > Instructions > Cost REAGENTS Molecular Plasma PRODUCTS Probe Fuel Electrolytic Fluid The Period of a solution is how many cycles it takes to loop back to the beginning of its instruc...

This is an extra puzzle for the week off of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament (between weeks 5 and 6). (This puzzle was optional and didn't affect your tournament score.) METRICS Cycles > Cost > Area Rate + Steady State Area REAGENTS Elemental Gold Salt PROD...

Week 6 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Rate > Cost > Instructions Area > Cycles > Cost REAGENTS Exotic Metalloid PRODUCTS Bicrystal Transceiver The Rate metric waits for a solution to enter a repeating steady state, then compares solutions by t...

Week 7 of the 2023 Opus Magnum Tournament. METRICS Cycles > Area > Cost Cost > Cycles > Area REAGENTS Exotic Metalloid Elemental Fire PRODUCTS Warp Fuel Alara Fen So you really intend to use this to go back to Earth? Mikael Eltus Our work is too important ...