Season timeline
Twelve fixtures from kick-off to Honours. Weekly challenges open on Monday and close Sunday at 23:59. Nothing is retrospective: a challenge you miss stays missed, but it never costs you a level.
Matchweek 1Filled marker: playedGreen: this weekOrange: Final WeekSquare: test day
Fixtures
17 Sep
Kick-off
Portal opens. Field Card issued to everyone.
17–23 Sep
Matchweek 1: Roll Call
Sign in, confirm your department team, and read the Field Card.
Open nowSubmit
24–30 Sep
Matchweek 2: Spot the Pattern
Read a short incident summary and name the anti-pattern behind it.
1–7 Oct
Matchweek 3: Write the Question
Write one test-quality question about a rule in your own section.
8–14 Oct
Matchweek 4: Write a Runbook
Take a system you own and write the runbook that does not exist yet.
15–21 Oct
Matchweek 5: Two-Minute Teacher
Explain one rule to your squad in two minutes. Post the link.
22–26 Oct
Matchweek 6: Standard Bearer
Propose one change to how your squad works, drawn from any rule.
27–31 Oct
Final Week
Five incident challenges, one a day. Finish all five for five bonus minutes in the test.
Five days
4 Nov
Test, sitting 1
45 minutes. Reference cards allowed.
Test
5 Nov
Test, sitting 2
Same paper, same rules, for anyone not in sitting 1.
Test
from 16 Nov
Retake window
A retake looks identical to a first-time pass.
Test
20 Nov
Honours
Legend leaderboard published. Certificates issued.
Final Week
One real incident a day.
Finish all five and you get five extra minutes in the test.
Test day
45 minutes, plus five if you finish Final Week.
Two sittings, 4 and 5 November. Same paper, same rules.
Retakes open 16 November. A retake pass is recorded exactly like a first-time pass.
Reference cards allowed: the Field Card everyone holds, plus up to three you have earned.
Written answers are marked by your own Department Head. No Department Head sees another team's papers.
Side challenges
Side
Codex Sweep
Read all 33 rules end to end. Unlocks the Category reference card.
Any time
Side
Runbook Review
Review a teammate's runbook and leave two concrete comments.
Any time