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The Speed Run event starts at 16.45.

To play the same game they are playing, use this link.
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Speed Run version of Cal & Bomba

Who is the best? The physicist, the gamer, or the chess player?
Andreas Wahl, Aslak Maurstad, and Solveig Friberg are going to compete in our award-winning math game; Cal & Bomba.

A speed run event.

On May 19th, 2024, Andreas Wahl, Aslak Maurstad, and Solveig Friberg will compete against each other in Cal & Bomba.

All players will be streaming live on Twitch.

Jenny & Pia casting live

The Twitch channel Jenny and Pia will be hosting their own stream where they will commentate on the competition live. Jenny and Pia consist of comic artist Jenny Jordahl and marine biologist Pia Ve Dahlen.

Watch Speed Run here Jenny and Pia - Twitch
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About Cal & Bomba

Cal & Bomba is an award-winning math game developed by the Norwegian game company Filiokus. The game revolves around the pyromaniac gnome Cal, his wife Bomba, and their cannon. Players must program small lines of instructions, combining percentage calculation with other game mechanics to achieve maximum destructive power. In Cal & Bomba, strategy and mathematics come together in an explosive gaming experience. The game is designed to spread joy for math among middle school students.

Learn more and test the game here.

Who is competing?

Andreas Wahl

@VitenWahl

Andreas Wahl is a physicist educated at NTNU and a highly dedicated science communicator. He has also won the Norwegian championship in cherry pit spitting four times, so we expect to see a competitive spirit.

VitenWahl Twitch

Aslak Maurstad

@Klokkismann

Aslak Maurstad is a passionate gamer who spends a lot of time streaming video games. Aslak himself says that his superpower is that he is very good at practicing new things. We are very excited to see if this ability to learn new things will be crucial in this competition.

Klokkismann Twitch

Solveig Friberg

@RookieRedhead

Solveig Friberg is a chess streamer and enthusiast. She has embarked on a journey where, in adulthood, she has set herself the goal of becoming as skilled as possible in chess. We are very excited to see if all her chess knowledge can be transferred to a math game about a pyromaniac gnome and a troll.

Rookie Redhead Twitch