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underfoot-careful.md
6c3fcc31 2026-10-26 Pavel Safronov | 1 | # Balance lab: underfoot (careful bot) |
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| 3 | 2026-10-26 · rules version 39 · 200 seeds per arm · 287 s. | |
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| 5 | Each arm plays the same seeds as the baseline; its columns are the difference from the baseline, | |
| 6 | per run, with a 95% interval. ✱ marks a difference the interval says is real. Sorted by levels | |
| 7 | gained. The bots answer a gem by taking the first thing offered and never shop. | |
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| 9 | | Arm | Levels cleared | Won | Lives lost | Turns per level | Turns in danger | Stalled | | |
| 10 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | |
| 11 | | **baseline** | 19.32 | 93% | 0.24 | 83.4 | 5.4% | 4% | | |
| 12 | | underfoot (NES rule) | −0.56 ± 0.61 | −6 ± 5 ✱% | +0.12 ± 0.13 | +12.3 ± 2.9 ✱ | +5.0 ± 0.3 ✱ | 8% | | |
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| 14 | ## The baseline, level by level | |
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| 16 | | Level | Runs reaching it | Lives lost there | Turns there | Within par | | |
| 17 | |---|---|---|---|---| | |
| 18 | | 1 | 100% | 0.02 | 66 | 19% | | |
| 19 | | 2 | 100% | 0.01 | 69 | 25% | | |
| 20 | | 3 | 100% | 0.01 | 65 | 32% | | |
| 21 | | 4 | 100% | 0.00 | 85 | 34% | | |
| 22 | | 5 | 100% | 0.01 | 81 | 36% | | |
| 23 | | 6 | 100% | 0.02 | 80 | 38% | | |
| 24 | | 7 | 99% | 0.01 | 85 | 38% | | |
| 25 | | 8 | 99% | 0.02 | 100 | 45% | | |
| 26 | | 9 | 98% | 0.02 | 96 | 47% | | |
| 27 | | 10 | 98% | 0.03 | 85 | 59% | | |
| 28 | | 11 | 97% | 0.01 | 85 | 63% | | |
| 29 | | 12 | 96% | 0.00 | 93 | 73% | | |
| 30 | | 13 | 96% | 0.01 | 84 | 74% | | |
| 31 | | 14 | 96% | 0.04 | 84 | 78% | | |
| 32 | | 15 | 95% | 0.01 | 77 | 88% | | |
| 33 | | 16 | 95% | 0.01 | 94 | 85% | | |
| 34 | | 17 | 94% | 0.00 | 86 | 87% | | |
| 35 | | 18 | 94% | 0.01 | 87 | 94% | | |
| 36 | | 19 | 94% | 0.02 | 79 | 96% | | |
| 37 | | 20 | 93% | 0.02 | 75 | 98% | | |
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| 39 | Lives lost in the baseline, by cause: walkedIntoEnemy 25, blast 14, trapped 1, caughtByEnemy 6, chain 2, spikes 1. |