SRC Series: Peggle Nights Initiate Speedrun Challenge!
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!
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!
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
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:
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Create a new file
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Play the first 15 levels of Adventure Mode (1-1 through 3-5)
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Navigate to the challenges menu in the main menu
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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
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
Category 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. Follow either the game or the challenge to receive notifications about challenge activity! You can also join The Peggle Project Discord server and chat in #src-challenge to keep up with the community!
Good luck, and have fun!️
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