In 2023, after 3 years of fully online editions, we returned to a hybrid formula. The first stage - the qualifications - was held online in June. For the finals, which this year took place in October in Wrocław, 10 teams from different parts of the world came to play it out. The competition, in addition to a record number of ER Champ contributors, was accompanied by the public, cheering on the finalists.
Participants
Teams
Qualifications to the competition were held in the form of an online game. In 2023, 1,692 participants competed for a pass to the finals. This was the most international edition in the history of our Championships. Teams from countries such as the USA, Japan, Canada, France, Bulgaria, Italy and Germany competed against each other. The game prepared by the Program Team proved challenging but fair, and the top 10 teams received an invitation to the live finals in Wrocław.
The ER Champ 2023 final was a landmark for us. It was the first time of the games that we organized such a large event together with streaming, which allowed viewers from all over the world to follow the competition of the finalists. The teams that showed up in Wroclaw faced two 20-minute scenarios. All this took place in an amazing space - Wrocław's Hydropolis, the museum of water. Escape rooms proved to be a big challenge - only two teams managed to fully solve one of them.
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Wrocław, Poland
2023 Stress test
Your pioneering mission to explore a new planet has taken a wrong turn. A ship malfunction forced you to make an emergency landing in an escape pod, which crashed into the surface of an unknown, strange planet covered in menacing fungus-like organisms!
If you fail to get out of the capsule, you will face a quick end! Let everyone give it their all, your life depends on it!
Play
In 2023, we were able to fulfill the dream of returning to the live in-person finals format. We organized an event where the best teams from around the world compete for the title of World Champions. The competition took place at Hydropolis in Wrocław. Below you can see the full live stream recording of this competition.
Prizes: Steam Deck console set, the Champions trophy, Hydropolis sweatshirts
Prizes: A set of board games from Board&Dice, Books of Rituals, Hydropolis sweatshirts
Prizes: A set of board games from Board&Dice, Books of Rituals, Hydropolis sweatshirts
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