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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I think the lock could be tweaked a bit.
that way teams have a chance to interact with the lock and players can plan to snipe the button just before the lock engages.