[yse]

Okay this might seem a bit rushed but I wanted to give you as much time as possible with your challenges.

And here they are:

Challenge 6 - SJ/Upthorn
Complete Sandopolis 2 in Sonic and Knuckles with Sonic. You may not use the screen wrapping glitch. Most rings wins. (If you tie, as will be fairly likely on this challenge, it will be decided by time.)

Challenge 7 - SBW/yoshifan
Complete Sandopolis 2 in Sonic and Knuckles with Knuckles. You must collect at least two of each type of shield. Best time wins.

Challenge 8 - Rick/eredani
Complete Sandopolis 2 in Sonic and Knuckles with Knuckles. Start recording from the end of Sandopolis 1 (you may make a savestate here before recording). You may not use any light switches (grabbing them and jumping off before they take effect is okay). Best time wins.

Challenge 9 - Thorn/genus
Complete Sandopolis 2 in Sonic and Knuckles with any character. Best time wins.

Get cracking!

[Upthorn]

For this challenge, I have provided Rolken with an updated map, as it seemed like it may be helpful. Check http://www.soniccenter.org/maps/s3z92.png if you need help planning.

[yse]

Okay here goes. The final challenge's category is, aptly enough, The Final Showdown.

I only have one submission for this round though. Your deadline is in less than 30 hours - hurry up!

[yse]

Round 3 results are in! And much more disappointing than I expected :(

Challenge 6
SJ - void (used screenwrap)
Upthorn - no submission
Points: SJ 3, Upthorn 3

Challenge 7
SBW - 5:24
yoshifan - 4:19
Points: yoshifan 6, SBW 0

Challenge 8
Rick - no submission
eredani - no submission
Points: Rick 3, eredani 3

Challenge 9
Thorn - 3:56
genus - 7:58
Points: Thorn 6, genus 0

The Table:

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Player   | Points
Thorn*   |     21
yoshifan |     16
eredani* |     11
SBW      |      9
SJ       |      8
Rick*    |      8
genus    |      7
Upthorn  |      3

* - indicates two points for the Bonus Challenge
And now, for the final challenge:

Challenge 10
Play Doomsday Zone in Sonic and Knuckles. At the point of the final hit on the first boss, highest ring count wins. (Clarifications: You don't have to play the second boss, but a good run by this criteria will probably set you on track for a good TSC time! The second boss is not counted due to recursive ring patterns.)

This will be scored a little differently from the other free for all challenge. Scoring is as follows:

85 rings - 7 points
80 - 5
75 - 4
70 - 3
60 - 2
50 - 1
1st place, regardless of ring count - 10 points

And don't forget the Bonus Challenge is also still running!

EDIT: Round 3 giz's also attached.

[yse]

There are two days left in the tournament!

Nobody has submitted for the final challenge, and the Bonus Challenge is still up for grabs!

[yse]

The results are in!

Final Challenge
Upthorn - 40 - 0pts
SBW - 53 - 1pt
Rick - 70 - 3pts (on the very last frame!)
SJ - 77 - 4pts
Thorn - 86 - 7pts
yoshifan - 97 - 7pts
eredani - 104 - 10pts!
genus - no submission

This makes the final table as follows:

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Player   | Points
Thorn*   |     28
eredani+ |     24
yoshifan |     23
SJ       |     12
Rick*    |     11
SBW      |     10
genus    |      7
Upthorn  |      3

* - indicates two points for the Bonus Challenge
+ - indicates five points for winning the Bonus Challenge
And the winner is... Thorn! *applause*

Final round challenges will be attached here, along with a couple that eredani never got around to submitting. I strongly suggest that you watch challenge 5, it is the best display of 2D prowess I have ever seen. And I've been here four years so I've seen my fair share.