Play games when
developer tools go down.
Play free when a service we monitor goes down. One game all week. Your best score counts. Finish in the top three and choose your reward.
Daily hours begin with the championship; outage alerts are optional.
Weekly prizes
Winners pick their prizes.
- A domain
- A course
- A Steam game
Nines Championship
This week’s high scores in Breach, our brick-breaking game.
The podium awaits
Claim your score when the competition opens to take a place.
- 1stOpen place
- 2ndOpen place
- 3rdOpen place
No scores yet.
Play during daily hours, 17:00–19:00 UTC Monday–Saturday, or extra outage time.
Weekly prizes
Winners pick their prizes.
The three highest claimed scores each pick one reward.
- A domain
- A course
- A Steam game
Competition rules
The same game opens 17:00–19:00 UTC, Monday–Saturday, plus extra time during outages. The first outage in a session guarantees two hours from its detection, even during daily hours, unless the weekly cutoff comes first. At daily closing, existing games may finish within their normal expiry. Only your highest score counts.
To be eligible for prizes, add your name and confirm your email before the deadline. The three highest scores from players who complete this step win. Scores without a name stay on the leaderboard. You can claim your score while the game is closed, until the weekly deadline.
The three prize places unlock reward allowances of up to $30, up to $20, up to $15. Everyone gets shared picks, the top two unlock extra rewards, and first place unlocks everything. Reply to your winner email with your choice and country. If fewer than three players qualify, the remaining prizes are not awarded or added to the following week.
Each competition runs from Monday 00:00 UTC until Saturday midnight (Sunday 00:00 UTC). Sunday is downtime, even during outages. New games stop before the deadline to leave time to finish.
Choose one item or listed bundle within your allowance, including taxes and fees. Availability is confirmed by email. Unused allowance is not paid out or carried forward. If your choice cannot be delivered within the cap, we’ll arrange another eligible reward.
New games stop at so you have time to finish.
Finish playing and claim your score by:
Get an email when the arcade opens.
Get daily opening emails and alerts when an outage opens extra play time. Turn either off in email preferences. Signing up for alerts does not enter a score for prizes.
