Bite-Sized & Competitive
The Gauntlet
Five mini-challenges, back to back, each harder than the last, all in one sitting.
Difficulty (1โ5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme
๐ The story
Five mini-challenges, back to back, each harder than the last, all in one sitting. No breaks, no save-scumming โ just a rising wall of tasks and your Sim's stamina against it. Endurance, distilled.
๐ The goal
Play a **fixed sequence of escalating mini-challenges** back to back, in a single sitting.
๐ Packs required
Packs recommended
๐ก Setup
๐ Getting started
- Define five mini-challenges in rising difficulty, then run them one after another with no breaks.
- Line up your five stages; play them in order.
โจ๏ธ Cheats to type
testingcheats true๐ General rules
- The mini-challenges are played in a fixed, escalating order.
- No breaks or do-overs between stages.
- Finishing all stages in one sitting is the win.
โจ Specific rules
- Define five stages of rising difficulty before you start.
- Each must be completed before the next begins.
- Failing a stage ends the gauntlet.
โ What you can do
- Line up a fixed sequence of escalating mini-challenges; play them in one sitting; use `bb.moveobjects`.
โ What you can't do
- In order, back to back โ no skipping ahead.
- No cheats.
๐ฏ Objectives โ complete the checklist
0 of 5 done ยท 0%
๐ฎ If you don't own the packs
Fully base-game.
๐ก Strategy tips
- Order the stages so each builds on the last (skills or money earned early help later stages).
- Manage needs across the whole run โ the gauntlet is lost to a passed-out Sim as often as a failed task.
- Design the final stage to be a genuine wall, so finishing feels earned.
๐ Milestones โ track your progress
0 of 5 done ยท 0%
๐ฅ Want it harder?
- Seven stages instead of five.
- A single shared time limit across the entire gauntlet.
๐ญ Variations
A community gauntlet where everyone runs the same five stages for a best time. ---
Original โ Plumbob, an escalating-endurance format. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ Feb 2026
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