Season 3 of TheButton lasted more than 25 hours with 172 unique players from 49 different instances
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/63795808
> The Button: Season 3 Wrap-Up: The Stranded Jedi
>
> **Theme:** Star Wars · **Duration:** 25h 39m · **Started:** 2026-05-04 20:00 UTC · **Ended:** 2026-05-05 21:39 UTC
>
> ---
>
> ## 🏆 Winner: Purple
>
> A genuine four-way scrap. Every faction crossed 21% of total hold time, and the gap between 1st and 4th was less than 8 percentage points.
>
> | Rank | Faction | Hold % | Hold time |
> |-----:|:-------:|------:|---------:|
> | 🥇 1 | Purple | **29.41%** | 7h 32m |
> | 🥈 2 | Green | 25.75% | 6h 36m |
> | 🥉 3 | Blue | 23.12% | 5h 55m |
> | 4 | Red | 21.70% | 5h 34m |
>
> ---
>
> ## 🔘 The Button
>
> - **473 presses** from **172 unique players**
> - **213 active recruits** (faction members) across the season
> - **30 referrals** signed up via referral links
> - **Median timer at press:** 14m 18s (858s)
> - **Game duration:** 25h 39m 38s
>
> ### Press distribution
>
> | Faction | Presses | Members | Unused presses |
> |:--|--:|--:|--:|
> | Purple | 161 | 59 | 213 |
> | Green | 148 | 56 | 85 |
> | Red | 85 | 45 | 126 |
> | Blue | 79 | 53 | 157 |
>
> Purple's win was carried by sheer participation. The most members and the most presses.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🎬 First & last press
>
> - **First click:** **stegodon** (stegodon.social, 🟪 purple) - 14m 53s left on the clock at `2026-05-04 20:00:07`. Less than a second after the gates opened.
> - **Last click:** **livligkinkajou** (slrpnk.net, 🟩 green) - 14m 49s left at `2026-05-05 21:24:45`, with 15 minutes to spare before the timer ran out for good.
>
> ### The opening flurry (first 8 presses)
>
> | # | Player | Faction | Timer left |
> |--:|:--|:-:|--:|
> | 1 | stegodon | 🟪 | 14:53 |
> | 2 | volore | 🟥 | 14:39 |
> | 3 | wagnast | 🟩 | 14:36 |
> | 4 | elettrona | 🟪 | 14:47 |
> | 5 | winged_hussar | 🟥 | 12:57 |
> | 6 | roydbt | 🟩 | 14:48 |
> | 7 | zloubida | 🟪 | 10:30 |
> | 8 | nusm | 🟩 | 14:54 |
>
> ---
>
> ## 🔥 Closest calls
>
> Five players took the timer all the way to a single-digit second count:
>
> | Player | Faction | Hold | When |
> |:--|:-:|--:|:--|
> | livligkinkajou | 🟩 | **0:01** | 2026-05-04 23:57 |
> | comradepupivy | 🟥 | **0:01** | 2026-05-05 00:51 |
> | tigeruppercut | 🟩 | **0:02** | 2026-05-05 03:59 |
> | demigodrick | 🟪 | **0:05** | 2026-05-05 03:37 |
> | squirrel | 🟪 | **0:08** | 2026-05-05 20:15 |
>
> `livligkinkajou` got the badge for closest-to-zero overall.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🥇 Most active pressers
>
> | Player | Faction | Presses | Total time held | Longest single hold |
> |:--|:-:|--:|--:|--:|
> | zedstrian | 🟩 | 15 | 3h 15m | 15:00 |
> | squirrel | 🟪 | 15 | 2h 15m | 14:59 |
> | dunstabzugshaubitze | 🟩 | 12 | 2h 45m | 14:57 |
> | netweirdo | 🟪 | 10 | 2h 23m | 14:58 |
> | livligkinkajou | 🟩 | 10 | 2h 03m | 15:00 |
> | stegodon | 🟪 | 10 | 1h 55m | 15:00 |
> | sebas | 🟩 | 10 | 1h 53m | 14:58 |
>
> * The longest holds were by Chancellors!
>
> ---
>
> ## 🏛️ The Galactic Senate
>
> Six elections were held over the course of the game. Five chancellors used their term; the final election ran out the clock with no nominations:
>
> | Term | Chancellor | Faction |
> |:-:|:--|:-:|
> | 1 | **stegodon** | 🟪 Purple |
> | 2 | **zedstrian** | 🟩 Green |
> | 3 | **havatra** | 🟥 Red |
> | 4 | **corvuscornix** | 🟦 Blue |
> | 5 | **rajtinka** | 🟪 Purple |
> | 6 | *(unfilled)* | — |
>
> Notable chancellor moves:
> - **stegodon** opened with a flurry - three royal decrees, two custom badges (⭐ and 🦾), two bonus presses, and a timer bonus
> - **zedstrian** and **havatra** both leaned hard on Galactic Largesse, twice each
> - **corvuscornix** burned three royal decrees in 20 minutes, a Blue blitz mid-game
> - **rajtinka** wrapped up with two faction bonus presses for Purple, very likely the deciding shove
>
> ---
>
> ### Senate Voter Turnout
>
> | Election | Faction-vote ballots | Chancellor-vote ballots |
> |---:|---:|---:|
> | 1 (start of game) | 30 | 20 |
> | 2 (overnight) | 9 | **8** ← lowest turnout, the dead-of-night election |
> | 3 (early morning) | 20 | 18 |
> | 4 (lunchtime) | 20 | 14 |
> | 5 (final) | 19 | **22** ← highest turnout, peak engagement |
>
> Engagement climbed steadily into the final hours.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🧩 The Stranded Jedi puzzle
>
> Master Kellin Vos was waiting in the holocron channel for anyone who could hear him.
>
> - **2 players completed all 9 steps:**
> - 🟦 **m_f** finished 2026-05-05 12:34 (light/dark final reached first)
> - 🥈 **w3dd1e** finished 2026-05-05 15:33
> - **2 more reached step 8** havatra and marauderiic (decoded the Vigenère but didn't speak the mantra)
> - **3 reached step 7** zedstrian, shimozu, corvuscornix
> - **5 broke past step 1** beyond that
> - **246 messages** in the hidden #holocron channel
>
> ---
>
> ## 💬 Chat
>
> **4,272 messages** across all channels:
>
> | Channel | Messages |
> |:--|--:|
> | #main | 2,743 |
> | #purple | 375 |
> | #holocron 🔒 | 246 |
> | #senate | 223 |
> | #green | 211 |
> | #red | 204 |
> | #corvid-chat (pop-up) | 144 |
> | #blue | 126 |
>
> ---
>
> ### Top 10 chatters
>
> | # | Player | Faction | Messages |
> |---:|---|---|---:|
> | 1 | w3dd1e | 🔴 Red | 473 |
> | 2 | corvuscornix | 🔵 Blue | 424 |
> | 3 | squirrel | 🟣 Purple | 228 |
> | 4 | rajtinka | 🟣 Purple | 218 |
> | 5 | havatra | 🔴 Red | 192 |
> | 6 | zedstrian | 🟢 Green | 153 |
> | 7 | stegodon | 🟣 Purple | 126 |
> | 8 | demigodrick | 🟢 Green | 119 |
> | 9 | dmmacniel | 🟢 Green | 112 |
> | 10 | comradepupivy | 🔴 Red | 79 |
>
> ---
>
> ### Top 5 reaction emojis
>
> | Emoji | Count |
> |---|---:|
> | ❤️ | 200 |
> | 🐦⬛ | 182 |
> | 😂 | 133 |
> | 👍 | 131 |
> | 💯 | 117 |
>
> The **crow emoji**, added to the picker only hours before the game ended, landed in second place behind the heart. A late-game phenomenon.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🎖️ Final badges
>
> - 🥇 **stegodon** - first to press the button
> - 🥈 **w3dd1e** - runner-up Jedi
> - 🟦 **m_f** - light-side Jedi master
> - 🛡️ Sentinels - demigodrick, comradepupivy, squirrel, zedstrian, tigeruppercut, havatra
> - 🛡️🏁 **livligkinkajou** - sentinel + closest-to-zero
> - ⚡ **siv9939** - chancellor's electric custom badge
>
> ---
>
> ## 🔝 Top referrers
>
> Recruitment chain MVPs:
>
> | Player | Faction | Sign-ups brought in |
> |:--|:-:|--:|
> | zedstrian | 🟩 | 8 |
> | dunstabzugshaubitze | 🟩 | 7 |
> | squirrel | 🟪 | 5 |
> | livligkinkajou | 🟩 | 3 |
> | snoopy | 🟩 | 2 |
>
> Green ran the strongest referral game (20 sign-ups), but Purple's existing roster was already big enough to translate into wins on the board.
>
> ---
>
> ## 📊 By the numbers
> )
> - Most presses by one player: **15** (zedstrian and squirrel, tied)
> - Average press timer remaining: **14:18**
> - Unused presses across all factions: **581** (more than were actually used!)
>
> ---
>
> ## ⏰ Hourly Heatmap
>
> Press volume climbed steadily into the final evening (UTC):
>
> Shading legend: ` ` 0 · `░` 1–2 · `▒` 3–5 · `▓` 6–9 · `█` 10+
>
> | Hour (UTC) | 🟦 Blue | 🟩 Green | 🟪 Purple | 🟥 Red | Total | Bar |
> |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|--:|:--|
> | May 04 20:00 | ▒ 4 | █ 10 | ▓ 9 | ▓ 6 | 29 | `███████████████` |
> | May 04 21:00 | ░ 1 | ▒ 4 | ▒ 4 | ▒ 3 | 12 | `██████` |
> | May 04 22:00 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 5 | 18 | `█████████` |
> | May 04 23:00 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 5 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | 12 | `██████` |
> | May 05 00:00 | ░ 2 | ░ 1 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | 7 | `███` |
> | May 05 01:00 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 3 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | 14 | `███████` |
> | May 05 02:00 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | ░ 2 | ▒ 4 | 11 | `█████` |
> | May 05 03:00 | 0 | ▒ 4 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | 9 | `████` |
> | May 05 04:00 | ▒ 3 | ░ 1 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | 9 | `████` |
> | May 05 05:00 | 0 | ░ 1 | ░ 1 | ░ 1 | 3 | `█` |
> | May 05 06:00 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 8 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 5 | 19 | `█████████` |
> | May 05 07:00 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 3 | 13 | `██████` |
> | May 05 08:00 | 0 | 0 | ▓ 7 | ░ 2 | 9 | `████` |
> | May 05 09:00 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | 12 | `██████` |
> | May 05 10:00 | ░ 1 | ▒ 4 | ▓ 6 | ░ 2 | 13 | `██████` |
> | May 05 11:00 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 3 | 15 | `███████` |
> | May 05 12:00 | ▓ 8 | █ 14 | █ 20 | ░ 2 | **44** | `██████████████████████` ← peak |
> | May 05 13:00 | ▓ 8 | █ 15 | █ 15 | ▒ 4 | 42 | `█████████████████████` |
> | May 05 14:00 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | 17 | `████████` |
> | May 05 15:00 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 6 | 15 | `███████` |
> | May 05 16:00 | ░ 1 | ▓ 7 | ▓ 8 | ▒ 4 | 20 | `██████████` |
> | May 05 17:00 | ░ 1 | ░ 1 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | 10 | `█████` |
> | May 05 18:00 | ░ 2 | ▓ 8 | ▓ 9 | █ 10 | 29 | `██████████████` |
> | May 05 19:00 | ▒ 5 | █ 20 | █ 21 | ▒ 3 | **49** | `████████████████████████` ← peak |
> | May 05 20:00 | ▓ 7 | ▓ 9 | █ 10 | ░ 1 | 27 | `█████████████` |
> | May 05 21:00 | ░ 1 | ▓ 8 | ▓ 6 | 0 | 15 | `███████` |
> | **Total** | **79** | **148** | **161** | **85** | **473** | |
> Chat volume followed a similar curve, peaking at **323 messages in the 20:00 hour** as the season raced toward the finish.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🌐 The Fediverse Showed Up
>
> Players came from **49 different Fediverse instances**. Top contributors:
>
> | Instance | Players |
> |---|---:|
> | lemmy.zip | 65 |
> | lemmy.world | 32 |
> | feddit.org | 22 |
> | sh.itjust.works | 13 |
> | piefed.social | 7 |
> | lemmy.ml | 7 |
> | discuss.tchncs.de | 5 |
> | sopuli.xyz | 4 |
> | startrek.website | 3 |
> | piefed.zip | 3 |
>
> …plus 39 more instances with 1–2 players each. A genuinely cross-platform crowd.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🐦⬛ Honourable Mentions
>
> - **Corvid Chat** - the first admin pop-up channel ever spawned. 144 messages in roughly an hour. The crow emoji that arrived in the same patch promptly took silver in the reactions chart.
> - **The 8-vote election** - election 2 fired at 02:30 UTC and got 8 chancellor votes. The dead-of-night turnout floor.
> - **The Light Side Choice** - m_f could have hoarded ten bonus presses for themselves. They didn't. Whoever you are: that's a Jedi move. 🟦
>
> ---
>
> ## Bugs!
>
> There were a couple of bugs in this Season, for which I apologise profusely for. One ended up wiping the database mid game. I managed to recover most things, but fastest press is not correct sadly, just an approximation based on chat timestamps :(
>
> ---
>
>
> *Until next season.* 🟪
> The Button: Season 3 Wrap-Up: The Stranded Jedi
>
> **Theme:** Star Wars · **Duration:** 25h 39m · **Started:** 2026-05-04 20:00 UTC · **Ended:** 2026-05-05 21:39 UTC
>
> ---
>
> ## 🏆 Winner: Purple
>
> A genuine four-way scrap. Every faction crossed 21% of total hold time, and the gap between 1st and 4th was less than 8 percentage points.
>
> | Rank | Faction | Hold % | Hold time |
> |-----:|:-------:|------:|---------:|
> | 🥇 1 | Purple | **29.41%** | 7h 32m |
> | 🥈 2 | Green | 25.75% | 6h 36m |
> | 🥉 3 | Blue | 23.12% | 5h 55m |
> | 4 | Red | 21.70% | 5h 34m |
>
> ---
>
> ## 🔘 The Button
>
> - **473 presses** from **172 unique players**
> - **213 active recruits** (faction members) across the season
> - **30 referrals** signed up via referral links
> - **Median timer at press:** 14m 18s (858s)
> - **Game duration:** 25h 39m 38s
>
> ### Press distribution
>
> | Faction | Presses | Members | Unused presses |
> |:--|--:|--:|--:|
> | Purple | 161 | 59 | 213 |
> | Green | 148 | 56 | 85 |
> | Red | 85 | 45 | 126 |
> | Blue | 79 | 53 | 157 |
>
> Purple's win was carried by sheer participation. The most members and the most presses.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🎬 First & last press
>
> - **First click:** **stegodon** (stegodon.social, 🟪 purple) - 14m 53s left on the clock at `2026-05-04 20:00:07`. Less than a second after the gates opened.
> - **Last click:** **livligkinkajou** (slrpnk.net, 🟩 green) - 14m 49s left at `2026-05-05 21:24:45`, with 15 minutes to spare before the timer ran out for good.
>
> ### The opening flurry (first 8 presses)
>
> | # | Player | Faction | Timer left |
> |--:|:--|:-:|--:|
> | 1 | stegodon | 🟪 | 14:53 |
> | 2 | volore | 🟥 | 14:39 |
> | 3 | wagnast | 🟩 | 14:36 |
> | 4 | elettrona | 🟪 | 14:47 |
> | 5 | winged_hussar | 🟥 | 12:57 |
> | 6 | roydbt | 🟩 | 14:48 |
> | 7 | zloubida | 🟪 | 10:30 |
> | 8 | nusm | 🟩 | 14:54 |
>
> ---
>
> ## 🔥 Closest calls
>
> Five players took the timer all the way to a single-digit second count:
>
> | Player | Faction | Hold | When |
> |:--|:-:|--:|:--|
> | livligkinkajou | 🟩 | **0:01** | 2026-05-04 23:57 |
> | comradepupivy | 🟥 | **0:01** | 2026-05-05 00:51 |
> | tigeruppercut | 🟩 | **0:02** | 2026-05-05 03:59 |
> | demigodrick | 🟪 | **0:05** | 2026-05-05 03:37 |
> | squirrel | 🟪 | **0:08** | 2026-05-05 20:15 |
>
> `livligkinkajou` got the badge for closest-to-zero overall.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🥇 Most active pressers
>
> | Player | Faction | Presses | Total time held | Longest single hold |
> |:--|:-:|--:|--:|--:|
> | zedstrian | 🟩 | 15 | 3h 15m | 15:00 |
> | squirrel | 🟪 | 15 | 2h 15m | 14:59 |
> | dunstabzugshaubitze | 🟩 | 12 | 2h 45m | 14:57 |
> | netweirdo | 🟪 | 10 | 2h 23m | 14:58 |
> | livligkinkajou | 🟩 | 10 | 2h 03m | 15:00 |
> | stegodon | 🟪 | 10 | 1h 55m | 15:00 |
> | sebas | 🟩 | 10 | 1h 53m | 14:58 |
>
> * The longest holds were by Chancellors!
>
> ---
>
> ## 🏛️ The Galactic Senate
>
> Six elections were held over the course of the game. Five chancellors used their term; the final election ran out the clock with no nominations:
>
> | Term | Chancellor | Faction |
> |:-:|:--|:-:|
> | 1 | **stegodon** | 🟪 Purple |
> | 2 | **zedstrian** | 🟩 Green |
> | 3 | **havatra** | 🟥 Red |
> | 4 | **corvuscornix** | 🟦 Blue |
> | 5 | **rajtinka** | 🟪 Purple |
> | 6 | *(unfilled)* | — |
>
> Notable chancellor moves:
> - **stegodon** opened with a flurry - three royal decrees, two custom badges (⭐ and 🦾), two bonus presses, and a timer bonus
> - **zedstrian** and **havatra** both leaned hard on Galactic Largesse, twice each
> - **corvuscornix** burned three royal decrees in 20 minutes, a Blue blitz mid-game
> - **rajtinka** wrapped up with two faction bonus presses for Purple, very likely the deciding shove
>
> ---
>
> ### Senate Voter Turnout
>
> | Election | Faction-vote ballots | Chancellor-vote ballots |
> |---:|---:|---:|
> | 1 (start of game) | 30 | 20 |
> | 2 (overnight) | 9 | **8** ← lowest turnout, the dead-of-night election |
> | 3 (early morning) | 20 | 18 |
> | 4 (lunchtime) | 20 | 14 |
> | 5 (final) | 19 | **22** ← highest turnout, peak engagement |
>
> Engagement climbed steadily into the final hours.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🧩 The Stranded Jedi puzzle
>
> Master Kellin Vos was waiting in the holocron channel for anyone who could hear him.
>
> - **2 players completed all 9 steps:**
> - 🟦 **m_f** finished 2026-05-05 12:34 (light/dark final reached first)
> - 🥈 **w3dd1e** finished 2026-05-05 15:33
> - **2 more reached step 8** havatra and marauderiic (decoded the Vigenère but didn't speak the mantra)
> - **3 reached step 7** zedstrian, shimozu, corvuscornix
> - **5 broke past step 1** beyond that
> - **246 messages** in the hidden #holocron channel
>
> ---
>
> ## 💬 Chat
>
> **4,272 messages** across all channels:
>
> | Channel | Messages |
> |:--|--:|
> | #main | 2,743 |
> | #purple | 375 |
> | #holocron 🔒 | 246 |
> | #senate | 223 |
> | #green | 211 |
> | #red | 204 |
> | #corvid-chat (pop-up) | 144 |
> | #blue | 126 |
>
> ---
>
> ### Top 10 chatters
>
> | # | Player | Faction | Messages |
> |---:|---|---|---:|
> | 1 | w3dd1e | 🔴 Red | 473 |
> | 2 | corvuscornix | 🔵 Blue | 424 |
> | 3 | squirrel | 🟣 Purple | 228 |
> | 4 | rajtinka | 🟣 Purple | 218 |
> | 5 | havatra | 🔴 Red | 192 |
> | 6 | zedstrian | 🟢 Green | 153 |
> | 7 | stegodon | 🟣 Purple | 126 |
> | 8 | demigodrick | 🟢 Green | 119 |
> | 9 | dmmacniel | 🟢 Green | 112 |
> | 10 | comradepupivy | 🔴 Red | 79 |
>
> ---
>
> ### Top 5 reaction emojis
>
> | Emoji | Count |
> |---|---:|
> | ❤️ | 200 |
> | 🐦⬛ | 182 |
> | 😂 | 133 |
> | 👍 | 131 |
> | 💯 | 117 |
>
> The **crow emoji**, added to the picker only hours before the game ended, landed in second place behind the heart. A late-game phenomenon.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🎖️ Final badges
>
> - 🥇 **stegodon** - first to press the button
> - 🥈 **w3dd1e** - runner-up Jedi
> - 🟦 **m_f** - light-side Jedi master
> - 🛡️ Sentinels - demigodrick, comradepupivy, squirrel, zedstrian, tigeruppercut, havatra
> - 🛡️🏁 **livligkinkajou** - sentinel + closest-to-zero
> - ⚡ **siv9939** - chancellor's electric custom badge
>
> ---
>
> ## 🔝 Top referrers
>
> Recruitment chain MVPs:
>
> | Player | Faction | Sign-ups brought in |
> |:--|:-:|--:|
> | zedstrian | 🟩 | 8 |
> | dunstabzugshaubitze | 🟩 | 7 |
> | squirrel | 🟪 | 5 |
> | livligkinkajou | 🟩 | 3 |
> | snoopy | 🟩 | 2 |
>
> Green ran the strongest referral game (20 sign-ups), but Purple's existing roster was already big enough to translate into wins on the board.
>
> ---
>
> ## 📊 By the numbers
> )
> - Most presses by one player: **15** (zedstrian and squirrel, tied)
> - Average press timer remaining: **14:18**
> - Unused presses across all factions: **581** (more than were actually used!)
>
> ---
>
> ## ⏰ Hourly Heatmap
>
> Press volume climbed steadily into the final evening (UTC):
>
> Shading legend: ` ` 0 · `░` 1–2 · `▒` 3–5 · `▓` 6–9 · `█` 10+
>
> | Hour (UTC) | 🟦 Blue | 🟩 Green | 🟪 Purple | 🟥 Red | Total | Bar |
> |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|--:|:--|
> | May 04 20:00 | ▒ 4 | █ 10 | ▓ 9 | ▓ 6 | 29 | `███████████████` |
> | May 04 21:00 | ░ 1 | ▒ 4 | ▒ 4 | ▒ 3 | 12 | `██████` |
> | May 04 22:00 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 5 | 18 | `█████████` |
> | May 04 23:00 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 5 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | 12 | `██████` |
> | May 05 00:00 | ░ 2 | ░ 1 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | 7 | `███` |
> | May 05 01:00 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 3 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | 14 | `███████` |
> | May 05 02:00 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | ░ 2 | ▒ 4 | 11 | `█████` |
> | May 05 03:00 | 0 | ▒ 4 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | 9 | `████` |
> | May 05 04:00 | ▒ 3 | ░ 1 | ░ 2 | ▒ 3 | 9 | `████` |
> | May 05 05:00 | 0 | ░ 1 | ░ 1 | ░ 1 | 3 | `█` |
> | May 05 06:00 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 8 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 5 | 19 | `█████████` |
> | May 05 07:00 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 3 | 13 | `██████` |
> | May 05 08:00 | 0 | 0 | ▓ 7 | ░ 2 | 9 | `████` |
> | May 05 09:00 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | ░ 2 | ░ 2 | 12 | `██████` |
> | May 05 10:00 | ░ 1 | ▒ 4 | ▓ 6 | ░ 2 | 13 | `██████` |
> | May 05 11:00 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 3 | 15 | `███████` |
> | May 05 12:00 | ▓ 8 | █ 14 | █ 20 | ░ 2 | **44** | `██████████████████████` ← peak |
> | May 05 13:00 | ▓ 8 | █ 15 | █ 15 | ▒ 4 | 42 | `█████████████████████` |
> | May 05 14:00 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 6 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | 17 | `████████` |
> | May 05 15:00 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 3 | ▒ 3 | ▓ 6 | 15 | `███████` |
> | May 05 16:00 | ░ 1 | ▓ 7 | ▓ 8 | ▒ 4 | 20 | `██████████` |
> | May 05 17:00 | ░ 1 | ░ 1 | ▒ 5 | ▒ 3 | 10 | `█████` |
> | May 05 18:00 | ░ 2 | ▓ 8 | ▓ 9 | █ 10 | 29 | `██████████████` |
> | May 05 19:00 | ▒ 5 | █ 20 | █ 21 | ▒ 3 | **49** | `████████████████████████` ← peak |
> | May 05 20:00 | ▓ 7 | ▓ 9 | █ 10 | ░ 1 | 27 | `█████████████` |
> | May 05 21:00 | ░ 1 | ▓ 8 | ▓ 6 | 0 | 15 | `███████` |
> | **Total** | **79** | **148** | **161** | **85** | **473** | |
> Chat volume followed a similar curve, peaking at **323 messages in the 20:00 hour** as the season raced toward the finish.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🌐 The Fediverse Showed Up
>
> Players came from **49 different Fediverse instances**. Top contributors:
>
> | Instance | Players |
> |---|---:|
> | lemmy.zip | 65 |
> | lemmy.world | 32 |
> | feddit.org | 22 |
> | sh.itjust.works | 13 |
> | piefed.social | 7 |
> | lemmy.ml | 7 |
> | discuss.tchncs.de | 5 |
> | sopuli.xyz | 4 |
> | startrek.website | 3 |
> | piefed.zip | 3 |
>
> …plus 39 more instances with 1–2 players each. A genuinely cross-platform crowd.
>
> ---
>
> ## 🐦⬛ Honourable Mentions
>
> - **Corvid Chat** - the first admin pop-up channel ever spawned. 144 messages in roughly an hour. The crow emoji that arrived in the same patch promptly took silver in the reactions chart.
> - **The 8-vote election** - election 2 fired at 02:30 UTC and got 8 chancellor votes. The dead-of-night turnout floor.
> - **The Light Side Choice** - m_f could have hoarded ten bonus presses for themselves. They didn't. Whoever you are: that's a Jedi move. 🟦
>
> ---
>
> ## Bugs!
>
> There were a couple of bugs in this Season, for which I apologise profusely for. One ended up wiping the database mid game. I managed to recover most things, but fastest press is not correct sadly, just an approximation based on chat timestamps :(
>
> ---
>
>
> *Until next season.* 🟪