The Button: Season 3 Wrap-Up: The Stranded Jedi
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Theme: Star Wars Β· Duration: 25h 39m Β· Started: 2026-05-04 20:00 UTC Β· Ended: 2026-05-05 21:39 UTC
π 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| π₯ 1 | Purple | 29.41% | 7h 32m |
| π₯ 2 | Green | 25.75% | 6h 36m |
| π₯ 3 | Blue | 23.12% | 5h 55m |
| 4 | Red | 21.70% | 5h 34m |
π 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.
π¬ First & last press
- First click: stegodon (stegodon.social, πͺ 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, π© 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 | πͺ | 14:53 |
| 2 | volore | π₯ | 14:39 |
| 3 | wagnast | π© | 14:36 |
| 4 | elettrona | πͺ | 14:47 |
| 5 | winged_hussar | π₯ | 12:57 |
| 6 | roydbt | π© | 14:48 |
| 7 | zloubida | πͺ | 10:30 |
| 8 | nusm | π© | 14:54 |
π₯ Closest calls
Five players took the timer all the way to a single-digit second count:
| Player | Faction | Hold | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| livligkinkajou | π© | 0:01 | 2026-05-04 23:57 |
| comradepupivy | π₯ | 0:01 | 2026-05-05 00:51 |
| tigeruppercut | π© | 0:02 | 2026-05-05 03:59 |
| demigodrick | πͺ | 0:05 | 2026-05-05 03:37 |
| squirrel | πͺ | 0:08 | 2026-05-05 20:15 |
livligkinkajou got the badge for closest-to-zero overall.
π₯ Most active pressers
| Player | Faction | Presses | Total time held | Longest single hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zedstrian | π© | 15 | 3h 15m | 15:00 |
| squirrel | πͺ | 15 | 2h 15m | 14:59 |
| dunstabzugshaubitze | π© | 12 | 2h 45m | 14:57 |
| netweirdo | πͺ | 10 | 2h 23m | 14:58 |
| livligkinkajou | π© | 10 | 2h 03m | 15:00 |
| stegodon | πͺ | 10 | 1h 55m | 15:00 |
| sebas | π© | 10 | 1h 53m | 14:58 |
- The longest holds were by Chancellors!
ποΈ 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 | πͺ Purple |
| 2 | zedstrian | π© Green |
| 3 | havatra | π₯ Red |
| 4 | corvuscornix | π¦ Blue |
| 5 | rajtinka | πͺ Purple |
| 6 | (unfilled) | β |
Notable chancellor moves:
- stegodon opened with a flurry - three royal decrees, two custom badges (β and π¦Ύ), 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 β lowest turnout, the dead-of-night election |
| 3 (early morning) | 20 | 18 |
| 4 (lunchtime) | 20 | 14 |
| 5 (final) | 19 | 22 β highest turnout, peak engagement |
Engagement climbed steadily into the final hours.
𧩠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:
- π¦ m_f finished 2026-05-05 12:34 (light/dark final reached first)
- π₯ 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
π¬ Chat
4,272 messages across all channels:
| Channel | Messages |
|---|---|
| #main | 2,743 |
| #purple | 375 |
| #holocron π | 246 |
| #senate | 223 |
| #green | 211 |
| #red | 204 |
| #corvid-chat (pop-up) | 144 |
| #blue | 126 |
Top 10 chatters
| # | Player | Faction | Messages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | w3dd1e | π΄ Red | 473 |
| 2 | corvuscornix | π΅ Blue | 424 |
| 3 | squirrel | π£ Purple | 228 |
| 4 | rajtinka | π£ Purple | 218 |
| 5 | havatra | π΄ Red | 192 |
| 6 | zedstrian | π’ Green | 153 |
| 7 | stegodon | π£ Purple | 126 |
| 8 | demigodrick | π’ Green | 119 |
| 9 | dmmacniel | π’ Green | 112 |
| 10 | comradepupivy | π΄ Red | 79 |
Top 5 reaction emojis
| Emoji | Count |
|---|---|
| β€οΈ | 200 |
| π¦ββ¬ | 182 |
| π | 133 |
| π | 131 |
| π― | 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.
ποΈ Final badges
- π₯ stegodon - first to press the button
- π₯ w3dd1e - runner-up Jedi
- π¦ m_f - light-side Jedi master
- π‘οΈ Sentinels - demigodrick, comradepupivy, squirrel, zedstrian, tigeruppercut, havatra
- π‘οΈπ livligkinkajou - sentinel + closest-to-zero
- β‘ siv9939 - chancellor's electric custom badge
π Top referrers
Recruitment chain MVPs:
| Player | Faction | Sign-ups brought in |
|---|---|---|
| zedstrian | π© | 8 |
| dunstabzugshaubitze | π© | 7 |
| squirrel | πͺ | 5 |
| livligkinkajou | π© | 3 |
| snoopy | π© | 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.
π By the numbers
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- 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!)
β° Hourly Heatmap
Press volume climbed steadily into the final evening (UTC):
Shading legend: 0 Β· β 1β2 Β· β 3β5 Β· β 6β9 Β· β 10+
| Hour (UTC) | π¦ Blue | π© Green | πͺ Purple | π₯ Red | Total | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 04 20:00 | β 4 | β 10 | β 9 | β 6 | 29 | βββββββββββββββ |
| May 04 21:00 | β 1 | β 4 | β 4 | β 3 | 12 | ββββββ |
| May 04 22:00 | β 5 | β 5 | β 3 | β 5 | 18 | βββββββββ |
| May 04 23:00 | β 3 | β 5 | β 2 | β 2 | 12 | ββββββ |
| May 05 00:00 | β 2 | β 1 | β 2 | β 2 | 7 | βββ |
| May 05 01:00 | β 6 | β 3 | β 2 | β 3 | 14 | βββββββ |
| May 05 02:00 | β 2 | β 3 | β 2 | β 4 | 11 | βββββ |
| May 05 03:00 | 0 | β 4 | β 2 | β 3 | 9 | ββββ |
| May 05 04:00 | β 3 | β 1 | β 2 | β 3 | 9 | ββββ |
| May 05 05:00 | 0 | β 1 | β 1 | β 1 | 3 | β |
| May 05 06:00 | β 3 | β 8 | β 3 | β 5 | 19 | βββββββββ |
| May 05 07:00 | β 2 | β 2 | β 6 | β 3 | 13 | ββββββ |
| May 05 08:00 | 0 | 0 | β 7 | β 2 | 9 | ββββ |
| May 05 09:00 | β 5 | β 3 | β 2 | β 2 | 12 | ββββββ |
| May 05 10:00 | β 1 | β 4 | β 6 | β 2 | 13 | ββββββ |
| May 05 11:00 | β 3 | β 3 | β 6 | β 3 | 15 | βββββββ |
| May 05 12:00 | β 8 | β 14 | β 20 | β 2 | 44 | ββββββββββββββββββββββ β peak |
| May 05 13:00 | β 8 | β 15 | β 15 | β 4 | 42 | βββββββββββββββββββββ |
| May 05 14:00 | β 3 | β 6 | β 5 | β 3 | 17 | ββββββββ |
| May 05 15:00 | β 3 | β 3 | β 3 | β 6 | 15 | βββββββ |
| May 05 16:00 | β 1 | β 7 | β 8 | β 4 | 20 | ββββββββββ |
| May 05 17:00 | β 1 | β 1 | β 5 | β 3 | 10 | βββββ |
| May 05 18:00 | β 2 | β 8 | β 9 | β 10 | 29 | ββββββββββββββ |
| May 05 19:00 | β 5 | β 20 | β 21 | β 3 | 49 | ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β peak |
| May 05 20:00 | β 7 | β 9 | β 10 | β 1 | 27 | βββββββββββββ |
| May 05 21:00 | β 1 | β 8 | β 6 | 0 | 15 | βββββββ |
| 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. |
π 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 |
β¦plus 39 more instances with 1β2 players each. A genuinely cross-platform crowd.
π¦ββ¬ 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. π¦
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. πͺ
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we voted for them because they promised corvid facts, and they ended up using the decrees to broadcast them, resulting in our amzing corvid cult. it was awesome.
It's this kind of stuff that makes me feel like I'm on the internet of old - who could have predicted that a Star Wars themed button pressing game would lead to a corvid cult?