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Sort Arena

Concept · Lab
Level
LVL 1 · N=16
Bet
100 CR
Fighter
Quickblade
Seed
#0409
Credits 1,000
Streak ×1.0

Choose your fighter

Seed #0409 Random shuffle 62 inversions

Wager
Seed mods

Pays 250 CR

Race

Mid-race moves Each move costs 40 CR & trims odds −0.2×
Quickblade Your bet
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0 ops 0 cmp · 0 swp 0/s
Mergetitan Your bet
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0 ops 0 cmp · 0 swp 0/s
Vipershift Your bet
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0 ops 0 cmp · 0 swp 0/s

Bank depleted · 0 CR remaining

Game Over

Your credit balance hit zero.

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How it works

Three sorting algorithms race on the same seeded array (`N=16`, `32`, or `64` as you level up). Each step is a compare or swap; the first lane to finish sorting wins.

Odds come from each algorithm's real expected cost on this seed's inversion count and pivot balance. During the race, spend 40 CR on Boost (2× speed for 2s) or Jam (freeze the leading rival for 1.5s) once per round; each move trims your payout multiplier by 0.2×.

Winning advances your array level (`16 → 32 → 64`) and builds your streak multiplier (`+0.25×` per win up to `2.0×`). Reaching 2,000 CR unlocks the 4th fighter, Heapforge (Heap Sort).